(เอมเบรส') vt. สวมกอด,อุ้ม,อ้าแขนรับ,รวบรวม,ล้อมรอบ,ยึดเอา,รวม,ประกอบด้วย,ลงมือทำ,เข้าใจ. vi. สวมกอด,โอบล้อม., See also: embossable adj. ดูembrace embossment n. ดูembrace embossr n. ดูembrace, Syn. encircle
[V] brace oneself, See also:force oneself to do something against one's will, Syn.อดใจ, Example: ี่ฉันอุตส่าห์แข็งใจไม่ยอมซื้อเสื้อผ้าใหม่ เพราะจะเก็บเงินไว้ไปเที่ยว, Thai definition: พยายามฝืนใจเอาไว้หรือทำไปโดยไม่สมัครใจ
[ふくむ(P);くくむ, fukumu (P); kukumu] (v5m,vt) (1) to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace; (2) (See 口に含む) to hold in the mouth; (3) to bear in mind; to understand; to harbor (grudge, etc.); to harbour; (4) to express (emotion, etc.); to imply; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brace \Brace\, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace,
fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched
out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.]
1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a
bandage or a prop.
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2. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining
tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.
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The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and
relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in
that. --Derham.
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3. The state of being braced or tight; tension.
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The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its
brace or tension. --Holder.
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4. (Arch. & Engin.) A piece of material used to transmit, or
change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of
the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the
structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or
as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the
structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler
brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the
shell.
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5. (Print.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more
words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus,
boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves.
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6. (Naut.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a
yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a
rudder gudgeon.
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7. (Mech.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for
holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
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8. A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied
to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt. "A
brace of greyhounds." --Shak.
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He is said to have shot . . . fifty brace of
pheasants. --Addison.
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A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for
learning and religion, now appeared in the church.
--Fuller.
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But you, my brace of lords. --Shak.
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9. pl. Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
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I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces.
--Thackeray.
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10. Harness; warlike preparation. [Obs.]
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For that it stands not in such warlike brace.
--Shak.
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11. Armor for the arm; vantbrace.
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12. (Mining) The mouth of a shaft. [Cornwall]
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{Angle brace}. See under {Angle}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bracing}.]
1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace
a beam in a building.
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2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;
to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
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And welcome war to brace her drums. --Campbell.
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3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
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The women of China, by bracing and binding them from
their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.
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Some who spurs had first braced on. --Sir W.
Scott.
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4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold
firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
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A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.
--Fairfax.
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5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace
the yards.
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{To brace about} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the
contrary tack.
{To brace a yard} (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means
of a brace.
{To brace in} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the
weather brace.
{To brace one's self}, to call up one's energies. "He braced
himself for an effort which he was little able to make."
--J. D. Forbes.
{To brace to} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing
off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to
assist in tacking.
{To brace up} (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction
of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.
{To brace up sharp} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward
as the rigging will permit.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Brace \Brace\, v. i.
To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
brace
n 1: a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he
wore a brace on his knee"
2: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome},
{twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich},
{duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
3: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn:
{pair}, {brace}]
4: either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose
textual material
5: a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard
about and secure it
6: elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the
plural) [syn: {brace}, {suspender}, {gallus}]
7: an appliance that corrects dental irregularities [syn:
{brace}, {braces}, {orthodontic braces}]
8: a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a
socket to hold a bit for boring [syn: {brace}, {bitstock}]
9: a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn:
{brace}, {bracing}]
v 1: prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
[syn: {brace}, {poise}]
2: support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with
a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's
wheel" [syn: {brace}, {steady}, {stabilize}, {stabilise}]
3: support by bracing
4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn:
{stimulate}, {arouse}, {brace}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk
up}] [ant: {calm}, {de-energise}, {de-energize}, {sedate},
{tranquilize}, {tranquillise}, {tranquillize}]
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