bracket

/ˈbrækɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbrækɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbra-kət/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbræk.ɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbræk.ɪt/ (ame, ipa)

bracket — 名詞

1. a written mark from a matching set, such as ( ), [ ], or < >, used to separate e

1.名詞B2
釋義

括號

夾住補充內容的符號

a written mark from a matching set, such as ( ), [ ], or < >, used to separate extra words, numbers, or notes from the main text.

例句

The editor put the missing date in square brackets.

編輯把缺少的日期放進方括號裡。

pattern: put something in square brackets

Please write your phone number in brackets after your name.

請在你的名字後面用括號寫上電話號碼。

pattern: in brackets after a word or phrase

同義詞

用法筆記

Usually plural when you mean the two marks together. In American English, 'parentheses' is often used for ( ), while 'brackets' may more often mean [ ].

常見錯誤

❌Write your age in bracket.
✅Write your age in brackets.
💡this noun is usually plural because the pair of marks is meant.
❌Put the note between brackets.
✅Put the note in brackets.
💡'in brackets' is the normal phrase for this punctuation use.

2. a class in a system where all members fall between a stated low point and high p

2.名詞C1
釋義

級距；區間

依年齡、價格等劃分的範圍

a class in a system where all members fall between a stated low point and high point, for example in age, income, tax, or price.

例句

The hotel falls into the middle price bracket for this area.

這家飯店落在這一區的中間價格級距。

collocation: price bracket

Children in the ten-to-twelve age bracket can enter alone.

屬於十到十二歲年齡區間的孩子可以自己入場。

collocation: age bracket

同義詞
  • range

    broader and more general, often without the idea of a named class

  • band

    common in official systems such as tax or pay levels

  • tier

    often suggests a ranked level in a system

  • category

    general word for a class, not always based on upper and lower limits

用法筆記

Most common in set phrases such as 'age bracket', 'tax bracket', 'income bracket', and 'price bracket'. Often follows adjectives like 'higher', 'lower', 'top', 'middle', or 'same'.

常見錯誤

❌This laptop is in the same bracket with mine.
✅This laptop is in the same bracket as mine.
💡use 'as' after 'same bracket'.

3. an angled piece fixed to a wall or post to hold up a shelf, lamp, sink, or other

3.名詞B2
釋義

托架

固定在牆上承托物品的支架

an angled piece fixed to a wall or post to hold up a shelf, lamp, sink, or other object.

例句

Ravi screwed a metal bracket under the new kitchen shelf.

Ravi 把一個金屬托架鎖在新的廚房層板下方。

collocation: metal bracket under a shelf

One bracket came loose, so the wall lamp leaned down.

有一個托架鬆了，所以壁燈往下歪。

同義詞
  • support

    general word for anything that holds something up

  • brace

    often suggests extra strength or reinforcement

  • mount

    often used when something is fixed to a wall or surface

用法筆記

Often appears with the thing supported or the material used, such as 'shelf bracket', 'lamp bracket', 'metal bracket', or 'wooden bracket'. The word names the support piece, not the object resting on it.

常見錯誤

❌The shelf is the bracket.
✅The bracket supports the shelf.
💡a bracket is the support piece, not the shelf itself.

4. a chart that shows who plays whom in each round of a competition and where each

4.名詞C1
釋義

對戰表

顯示淘汰賽配對的圖表

a chart that shows who plays whom in each round of a competition and where each winner goes next.

例句

The coach pinned the tournament bracket beside the locker room door.

教練把淘汰賽對戰表釘在更衣室門旁。

collocation: tournament bracket

After Friday's win, Bao checked the bracket for the next team.

星期五贏球後，Bao 查看了對戰表，想知道下一個對手是誰。

pattern: check the bracket

同義詞
  • draw

    common in British English for the arrangement of matches, though not always the full chart

  • matchup chart

    plain descriptive term for who plays whom

  • fixture list

    lists games, but does not always show elimination paths

用法筆記

Used mainly for elimination competitions. Common verbs are 'check', 'update', 'study', and 'fill out', and the noun often appears as 'tournament bracket'.

bracket — 動詞