新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

bracket

英  [ˈbrækɪt]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • brackets

    1[C 可数名词] (收入、年龄、价格等的)范围

    If you say that someone or something is in a particular bracket, you mean that they come within a particular range, for example, a range of incomes, ages, or prices.

    近义词

    range , sector

    双语例句

    例:

    a 33 top tax rate on everyone in these high-income brackets.

    这些高收入范围内每个人33的最高税率。

    例:

    Do you fall outside that age bracket?

    你不在这个年龄范围内吗?

    2[C 可数名词] (固定在墙上的)支架

    Brackets are pieces of metal, wood, or plastic that are fastened to a wall in order to support something such as a shelf.

    双语例句

    例:

    Fix the beam with the brackets and screws.

    用支架和螺丝固定横梁。

    3[C 可数名词] (数学中用以表示整体的)括号

    Brackets are pair of marks ( ) that are placed around a series of symbols in a mathematical expression to indicate that those symbols function as one item within the expression.

    4[C 可数名词] (用以给出额外信息的)括号

    Brackets are a pair of written marks ( ) that you place around a word, expression, or sentence in order to indicate that you are giving extra information.

    近义词

    parenthesis

    双语例句

    例:

    The prices in brackets are special rates for the under 18s.

    括号里的价格是针对18岁以下儿童的特别价格。

    例:

    My annotations appear in square brackets.

    我的评注写在方括号里。

    VERB. 动词
  • brackets , bracketing , bracketed

    1[T 及物动词] 归为一类

    If two or more people or things are bracketed together, they are considered to be similar or related in some way.

    近义词

    categorize

    双语例句

    例:

    The Magi, Brahmins, and Druids were bracketed together as men of wisdom.

    三贤人、婆罗门、德鲁伊特教僧侣一起被归为智者。

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