brace

身構える、備える

困難、不快なこと、危険に備えて心や体を構える。

やさしい英語で： To prepare yourself for something difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous.

• Brace yourself for a shock.
• We braced for a difficult winter.
• He braced himself before opening the exam results.

使い方： brace for something (Coastal towns are bracing for the storm.); brace yourself for something (She braced herself for bad news.)

類義語： prepare, steel

よく使う表現： brace for something, brace yourself, brace yourself for

踏ん張る、固定する

押されても動かないよう、体を支えたり物を固定したりする。

やさしい英語で： To hold your body or something else firmly so it can resist a push or force.

• He braced his legs before lifting.
• She braced herself against the sudden push.
• I braced my hands against the door as the crowd pressed forward.

使い方： brace something against something (He braced his feet against the wall.); brace yourself against something (She braced herself against the wind.)

類義語： steady, set

よく使う表現： brace your feet, brace against something, brace something against

補強する、支える

支えを加えて、物を丈夫にしたり安定させたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make something stronger or steadier by adding supports.

• We need to brace that wall.
• Workers braced the damaged beams with timber.
• The frame was braced before the roof was added.

使い方： brace something with something (They braced the roof with steel supports.)

類義語： support, reinforce, prop

よく使う表現： brace a wall, brace a beam, brace with something

歯列矯正器具

歯を正しい位置に動かすために口の中に装着する器具。

やさしい英語で： A device worn in the mouth to move teeth into a straighter position.

• She wears a brace on her teeth.
• The dentist fitted my brace yesterday.
• He felt uncomfortable when his brace was tightened.

類義語： orthodontic appliance

よく使う表現： wear a brace, dental brace, brace fitted

一対、二羽

同じ種類の二つ。特に食用に狩った鳥二羽や動物二頭。

やさしい英語で： Two things of the same kind, especially birds or other animals hunted for food.

• He brought home a brace of rabbits.
• A brace of pheasants hung by the door.
• The striker scored a brace of goals before half-time.

使い方： a brace of something (The hunter returned with a brace of ducks.)

類義語： pair, couple

よく使う表現： a brace of, brace of pheasants, brace of goals

回し錐

曲がった柄を手で回して穴を開ける道具。

やさしい英語で： A tool with a bent handle that you turn by hand to drill holes.

• He used a brace to drill the hole.
• The carpenter turned the brace slowly.
• This old brace still works well with a sharp bit.

類義語： bitstock

よく使う表現： brace and bit, hand brace