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bracket

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柯林斯词典

    bracket /ˈbrækɪt/ (bracketing,bracketed,brackets)

  • 1. N-COUNT 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. (收入、年龄、价格等的) 范围

    ...a 33% top tax rate on everyone in these high-income brackets. …这些高收入范围内每个人的33%的最高税率。

  • 2. N-COUNT Brackets are pieces of metal, wood, or plastic that are fastened to a wall in order to support something such as a shelf. (固定在墙上的) 支架

    Fix the beam with the brackets and screws. 用支架和螺丝固定横梁。

  • 3. V-T If two or more people or things are bracketed together, they are considered to be similar or related in some way. 归为一类

    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。

  • 4. N-COUNT 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. (数学中用以表示整体的) 括号

  • 5. N-COUNT 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. (用以给出额外信息的) 括号[英国英语]

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剑桥词典

    bracket noun (SYMBOL)

    [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 通常作为复数使用的名词 ]
    either of two symbols put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing to show that what is between them should be considered as separate from the main part
    括号
    Biographical information is included in brackets. 括号里给出了作者的个人信息。
    UK You should include the date of publication in round brackets after the title . 你应该在题目后面的圆括号里注明出版日期。
    也见 parentheses
    比较
    square brackets

    例句
  • The country's initials are given in brackets after the figure .
  • She'd put brackets around the clause .
  • What does the figure in brackets refer to?

    • bracket noun (GROUP)

    [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
    a group with fixed upper and lower limits
    等级；段；档次
    They were both surgeons in a high income bracket. 他俩都属于高收入阶层的外科医生。
    Most of our students are in the 18–22 age bracket. 我们大多数的学生都属于18至22岁这个年龄段。
    Her pay rise brought her into a new tax bracket. 她薪水的增加使她进入了新的纳税等级。

    bracket noun (SUPPORT)

    [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
    a piece of metal , wood , or plastic , usually L-shaped, that is fastened to a wall and used to support something such as a shelf
    （通常呈L形、固定在墙上的）托架，支架，小壁架 返回 bracket