brake
noun
verb
breɪk
noun
1
a
piece
of
equipment
that
makes
a
vehicle
go
more
slowly
or
stop
刹车，制动器，车闸
formal
Test
your
brakes
after
driving
through
water.
在水里开过之后要验验刹车。
Moira
slammed
on
the
brakes
(=use
them
suddenly
and
with
a
lot
of
force)
.
莫伊拉猛踩刹车。
I
managed
to
put
on
the
brakes
just
in
time.
我最终及时刹车。
the
rear/front
brakes
a
car
equipped
with
anti-lock
brakes
配备防抱死刹车装置的汽车
the
screech
of
brakes
(=the
loud
unpleasant
noise
they
can
make)
刹车吱吱嘎嘎的声音
apply
the
brakes
Williams
tried
to
apply
the
brakes
but
couldn’t
stop
the
vehicle
in
time.
威廉斯想踩刹车，可是未能及时把车停下来。
2
act as a brake on sth
to
make
something
develop
more
slowly,
be
more
difficult
to
do,
or
happen
less
对某事物起抑制作用，遏制某事物
Rises
in
interest
rates
act
as
a
brake
on
expenditure.
加息对消费起抑制作用。
3
put the brakes on sth
to
stop
something
that
is
happening
阻止某事物
verb
4
to
make
a
vehicle
or
bicycle
go
more
slowly
or
stop
by
using
its
brake
刹车〔使减速或停住〕
brake
sharply/hard
(brake
quickly)
急刹车
He
braked
sharply
to
avoid
the
dog.
他突然急刹车，想避开那条狗。