Harry had been braced to hear it, but it was a blow nevertheless.

尽管哈利做好了准备，但是这些话对他仍然是一个巨大的打击。

For Msituni's braces to work, the devices needed to have a wide range of motion.

为了让姆西图尼的支架发挥作用，这些设备需要有广泛的活动范围。

The medical team had a lot of experience fitting people with braces to correct leg problems.

医疗团队有很多经验为人们安装矫正腿部问题的支架。

So should I be bracing to meet Tim's father?

我该准备好见蒂姆的父亲吗？

Our dentist said that Emmy should wear a brace to improve her bite.

【bite】我们的牙医说埃米应该带牙箍矫正牙齿的咬合。

I felt taut, strong, braced to bat away whatever crap the day was likely to greet me with.

我感到绷紧、强壮，准备好击退当天可能迎接我的任何废话。

A lot of us have overcrowded or crooked teeth and need or want braces to straighten them out.

我们中的很多人都有过度拥挤或弯曲的牙齿，需要或想要牙套来矫正它们。

But –' here she lifted her chin again, as if braced to defend herself – 'there was no point in telling him.

但是——” 说到这里，她再次抬起下巴，仿佛做好了为自己辩护的准备——“告诉他没有意义。

Nicole's face, fitted into his own across the table--her beauty, tentatively nesting and posing, flowed into his love, ever braced to protect it.

妮可的脸，隔着桌子贴合着自己的脸——她的美丽， 试探性地嵌套和摆姿势， 流入他的爱中， 永远支持保护它。

Yes. My mum says I need braces to keep my teeth straight, but I don't want to wear them because my friends will laugh at me. What should I do?

是啊，我妈妈说我需要戴牙套来使我的牙齿保持整齐，但我不想戴，因为我的朋友会笑我的。 我该怎么办？