brake

英 [breɪk]

美 [breɪk]

n.  刹车; 制动器; 车闸; 阻力; 障碍
v.  用闸减速; 刹(车)

复数：brakes　过去式：braked　现在分词：braking　过去分词：braked　第三人称单数：brakes　

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Collins.2 / BNC.5290 / COCA.4693

习惯用语

n.

jam on the brake(s)jam the brake(s) on
• 猛踩刹车
  to operate the brakes on a vehicle suddenly and with force
• The car skidded as he jammed on the brakes.
  他紧急刹车，汽车向侧边打滑。

牛津词典

noun

• 刹车；制动器；车闸
  a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle
  1. to put/slam on the brakes
     踩 / 猛踩刹车
  2. the brake pedal
     刹车踏板
• 阻力；障碍
  a thing that stops sth or makes it difficult
  1. High interest rates are a brake on the economy.
     高利率阻碍了经济发展。

verb

• 用闸减速；刹（车）
  to go slower or make a vehicle go slower using the brake
  1. The car braked and swerved.
     那辆车减慢车速来了个急转弯。
  2. The truck braked to a halt .
     那辆卡车刹住了。
  3. You don't need to brake at every bend.
     没必要一遇到拐弯就用车闸。
  4. She had to brake hard to avoid running into the car in front.
     她不得不猛踩刹车，以免撞上前面的车。
  5. He braked the car and pulled in to the side of the road.
     他减缓车速，然后开到路边。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 制动器；刹车；车闸
  Brakesare devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop.
  1. The brakes began locking...
     制动器开始锁定。
  2. A seagull swooped down in front of her car, causing her to slam on the brakes.
     一只海鸥突然扑到她的车前，她急忙猛踩刹车。
• VERB 刹车；用刹车使（车）减速；刹住（车）
  When a vehicle or its driverbrakes, or when a driverbrakesa vehicle, the driver makes it slow down or stop by using the brakes.
  1. He heard tires squeal as the car braked to avoid a collision...
     为避免相撞而刹车时，他听到了轮胎与地面刺耳的摩擦声。
  2. She braked sharply to avoid another car...
     她为了躲另一辆车而紧急刹车。
  3. He lit a cigarette and braked the car slightly...
     他点燃一支烟，轻踩刹车减速。
  4. She braked to a halt and switched off.
     她刹车停下，然后将车熄火。
• N-COUNT 抑制因素；约束
  You can usebrakein a number of expressions to indicate that something has slowed down or stopped.
  1. Illness had put a brake on his progress...
     疾病使他的进展放缓。
  2. You can take the financial brakes off in June.
     6月份可以放开金融管制。

英英释义

noun

• a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
• anything that slows or hinders a process
  1. she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage
  2. new legislation will put the brakes on spending
• an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
• large coarse fern often several feet high
  Synonym:brackenpasture brakePteridium aquilinum
• any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants

verb

• cause to stop by applying the brakes
  1. brake the car before you go into a curve
• stop travelling by applying a brake
  1. We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road

双语例句

• Wade released the hand brake and pulled away from the curb.
  韦德松开手刹驶离路边。
• A child ran across the road and the driver put on the brake suddenly.
  一个小孩跑过马路，司机紧急将车刹住。
• Illness had put a brake on his progress
  疾病使他的进展放缓。
• His front brake cable disengaged.
  他的前轮刹车索断了。
• The microprocessors can monitor tire wear and brake power on the cars.
  这微处理器能监控汽车轮胎磨损和煞车动力的情形。
• You can take the financial brakes off in June.
  6月份可以放开金融管制。
• After gasoline and oil filling, check handle bar, brake and clutch.
  在汽油和油，检查处理吧，刹车和离合器。
• She braked sharply to avoid another car
  她为了躲另一辆车而紧急刹车。
• The test bench for the investigation of Anti-lock Brake System ( ABS) has been developed.
  设计开发了一种用于进行汽车制动防抱系统开发和研究的试验台。
• A seagull swooped down in front of her car, causing her to slam on the brakes.
  一只海鸥突然扑到她的车前，她急忙猛踩刹车。