From the headline of this article at ABC News.
上記の文で、brace の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "brace" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
身構える、準備をする
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:to get ready (as for an attack)
Etymology/語源
Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、「緊張させる、または緊張することによって固めるか安定させる」の意味は15世紀中頃から。
According to Online Etymology Dictionary:
Meaning "make tense, render firm or steady by tensing" is mid-15c.
Examples
- Relations with Europe are at their lowest ebb in decades as allies brace for another acrimonious encounter with the president who last month harshly criticized them at the Group of Seven economic summit in Canada. — Missy Ryan And Greg Jaffe, Washington Post, "Trump’s combative words on NATO put Mattis in an increasingly tough spot," 9 July 2018
- If the two sides start talking openly about war, oil prices could skyrocket as investors brace for continued instability — or far, far worse — in the region that produces much of the world’s oil. — Zeeshan Aleem, Vox, "Why you’ll pay more for gas this Memorial Day weekend," 25 May 2018
- ‘both stations are bracing themselves for job losses’
- The passengers were told to brace themselves (= to press their bodies hard against something or hold them very stiff) for a crash landing.
- She told me she had some bad news for me and I braced myself for a shock.
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