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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 brac·ing /ˈbresɪŋ/
 支撐;支柱;刺激;□帶

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Brace v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braced p. pr. & vb. n. Bracing.]
 1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building.
 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.
    And welcome war to brace her drums.   --Campbell.
 3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
    The women of China, by bracing and binding them from their infancy, have very little feet.   --Locke.
    Some who spurs had first braced on.   --Sir W. Scott.
 4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.
    A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.   --Fairfax.
 5. Naut. To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the yards.
 To brace about Naut., to turn (a yard) round for the contrary tack.
 To brace a yard Naut., to move it horizontally by means of a brace.
 To brace in Naut., to turn (a yard) by hauling in the weather brace.
 To brace one's self, to call up one's energies. “He braced himself for an effort which he was little able to make.” --J. D. Forbes.
 To brace to Naut., to turn (a yard) by checking or easing off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to assist in tacking.
 To brace up Naut., to bring (a yard) nearer the direction of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.
 To brace up sharp Naut., to turn (a yard) as far forward as the rigging will permit.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bra·cing a. Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bra·cing n.
 1. The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a brace or braces; the state of being braced.
 2. Engin. Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 bracing
      adj : imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
            [syn: brisk, energizing, energising, fresh, refreshing,
             refreshful, tonic]
      n : a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn: brace]