bracket /'brækit/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a category falling within certain defined limits
- (n.) either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material
- (n.) either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material
Chinese translation
- n. 支架, 括弧, 托架
- vt. 装托架, 括入括弧
- [计] 方括号; 括号
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /'brækit/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.84 · Super Rare
Word forms
bracketed, brackets, bracketing
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