braced

The Mayor seized the arms of the chair, braced his feet with all his strength, and felt an icy void in his kidneys, but didn't make a sound.
市长则紧紧地抓住了椅子的扶手，铆足劲紧蹬双脚，只觉得肾脏里一阵空冷，却忍住没有吱声。
One of the last students out of the room recalled looking over his shoulder to see Dr. Librescu still braced against the door.
最后一个逃离的学生回忆道，他回头看到列维•利布雷斯库教授仍紧紧挡在门前。
He braced up his soul, and said to himself that with God's help he would be that earthly keeper of her.
他振作起精神来，对他自己说，只要上帝帮助，他愿意做她人世间的保护人。
His knees began to buckle and she braced herself as he collapsed into her arms. They both tumbled to the ground.
他双腿一曲，瘫倒在她怀里，她努力挺直身子，可两人还是双双摔倒在地。
India, which had only just removed quantitative restrictions on imports, braced itself to be taken to the cleaners.
印度当时刚刚取消定量进口限制，因此做好了被击垮的准备。
He would not say the U. S. would tip into a recession, but the IMF made plain that it was braced for more bad news.
他没有表示美国将进入经济衰退，但是IMF带来的更多坏消息使这种可能性增大。
I braced myself, feet apart, trying to remember through my panic what little self-defense I knew.
我鼓起勇气，分腿站立，试图在恐惧中记起我知道的那些少得可怜的防身术。
At the back of the hall a number of men began moving towards the stage and we braced ourselves for a fight.
在大厅的后面几个男人开始往台前移动，我们也绷起一副备战的状态。
He braced the heels of his hands against the leather arms of his chair.
It was like diving into a pool of cold water, which leaves one shocked and sobered, but braced for some proper work.
就像潜入一池冷水中一样，这会让人战栗，也会让人清醒，准备好做一些适当的工作。