今天我們要學的詞是brace for。Brace for, 是準備,預備的意思。周末有馬拉松。 "Motorists should brace for possible traffic delays because of the marathon," 開車的人要為馬拉松可能引起的交通擁堵做好準備。
席卷東南亞地區的洪災正逼近泰國首都曼谷。 "Areas in Bangkok were told to brace for severe flooding," 曼谷部分地區接到通知,要他們為洪災做好準備。澳大利亞經濟學家警告全球零售商,由于消費者預算下降, "Retailers should brace for a subdued Christmas shopping season this year," 今年零售商要為應對一個疲軟的圣誕消費季節做好準備。好的,今天我們學習的詞是brace for...
adj. 劇烈的,嚴重的,嚴峻的,嚴厲的,嚴格的