每日一詞 84 brace：準(zhǔn)備應(yīng)對(duì)壓力或危險(xiǎn)

今天學(xué)的詞組是brace。作為動(dòng)詞，brace有做好準(zhǔn)備應(yīng)對(duì)壓力或危險(xiǎn)的意思。 比如美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)中期選舉之前， 共和黨人意識(shí)到可能會(huì)失去七到三十個(gè)眾議院席位, "They braced for the loss of seven to 30 seats in the House of Representatives."

感恩節(jié)前夕，美國(guó)人紛紛乘飛機(jī)回家團(tuán)聚，就跟中國(guó)人回家過年一樣。美國(guó)各大機(jī)場(chǎng)因此增加了服務(wù)人員。 "They braced for the crush of holiday flying," -- 準(zhǔn)備對(duì)付空運(yùn)高潮的壓力。當(dāng)然，旅客們也要準(zhǔn)備排長(zhǎng)隊(duì)通過安全檢查, "Passengers will have to brace themselves for longer lines." 今天學(xué)的詞組是brace....