each of a pair of marks﹙﹚ [] {}〈〉 used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context
括号（（）［］ ｛｝〈〉中的一个）
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symbols are given in brackets .符号在括号中给出。
[with adj. or noun modifier]a category of people or things that are similar or fall between specified limits
同等级的人（或事）
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those in a high income bracket .同属高收入阶层。
a right-angled support attached to and projecting from a wall for holding a shelf, lamp, or other object
（固定在墙上并从墙上成直角伸出，用于安放搁板、灯或其他物体的）托架，托座。
a shelf fixed with such a support to a wall
（固定在墙上有此种托架的）搁板，架子。
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〈非正式，旧〉鼻子；下巴。
【军】夹叉射击（指为测距向目标试射的远弹和近弹）；夹中目标（指夹叉射击时远近两弹落点间的距离）。
(一般作
把…归入同一类；将…相提并论
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he is sometimes bracketed with the ‘new wave' of film directors .他有时被归为“新潮派”导演。
enclose (words or figures) in brackets
把（词或数字）置于括号内
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[as adj.
bracketed ]the relevant data are included as bracketed points .相关数据都被放在括号里了。
【数】用括号括。
〈喻〉包围；把…容纳在内
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the lines of exhaustion bracketing his mouth .因过度劳累而布满他嘴巴四周的皱纹。
put (a belief or matter) aside temporarily
暂不考虑；放在一边
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he bracketed off the question of God himself .他把上帝是否存在这个问题暂时撂到了一边。
hold or attach (something) by means of a right-angled support
给…装托架；用托架托住
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pipes should be bracketed .必须用托架托住管子。
【军】采用夹叉射击测定目标距离。
【摄】 曝光量测定（以略高或略低的曝光量拍摄数张照片以便确定正确的曝光量）。
"late 16th cent.: from French
