brackets

柯林斯词典

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]