bracket
- IPA[ˈbrakət]
美式
- each of a pair of marks [ ] used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context；a category of people or things that are similar or fall between specified limits
- enclose (words or figures) in brackets；enclose (a complex expression) in brackets to denote that the whole of the expression rather than just a part of it has a particular relation, such as multiplication or division, to another expression.
verb: bracket, 3rd person present: brackets, gerund or present participle: bracketing, past tense: bracketed, past participle: bracketed
noun: bracket, plural noun: brackets
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. each of a pair of marks [ ] used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context symbols are given in brackets 同義詞
- 2. a category of people or things that are similar or fall between specified limits those in a high income bracket 同義詞
- 3. a right-angled support attached to and projecting from a wall for holding a shelf, lamp, or other object. 同義詞
- 4. the distance between two artillery shots fired either side of the target to establish range.
- 5. US a diagram representing the sequence of games in a sports tournament, especially as used for making predictions about its outcome with the March Madness tournament half the fun is filling out your bracket
動詞
- 1. enclose (words or figures) in brackets I have bracketed the phrase “of contrary qualities” in the translation, since it is not explicit in the Greek
- ▪ enclose (a complex expression) in brackets to denote that the whole of the expression rather than just a part of it has a particular relation, such as multiplication or division, to another expression.
- ▪ put (a belief or matter) aside temporarily he bracketed off the question of God
- 2. place (one or more people or things) in the same category or group he is sometimes bracketed with the “new wave” of film directors
- 3. hold or attach (something) by means of a right-angled support pipes should be bracketed
- 4. establish the range of (a target) by firing two preliminary shots, one short of the target and the other beyond it.
- ▪ establish (the correct exposure) by taking several pictures with slightly more or less exposure it's always best to bracket your exposures
