brake

noun

1. 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
2. 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

1. 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。

1. N-COUNT 制动器；刹车；车闸
   Brakes are 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。
2. VERB 刹车；用刹车使（车）减速；刹住（车）
   When a vehicle or its driver brakes, or when a driver brakes a 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。
3. N-COUNT 抑制因素；约束
   You can use brake in 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。

1. The driver had ample time to brake or swerve and avoid the woman.
   司机有足够的时间刹车或急转弯，来避开那个女人。
2. The brakes began locking
   制动器开始锁定。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. She braked sharply to avoid another car
   她为了躲另一辆车而紧急刹车。
6. He lit a cigarette and braked the car slightly
   他点燃一支烟，轻踩刹车减速。
7. She braked to a halt and switched off.
   她刹车停下，然后将车熄火。
8. Illness had put a brake on his progress
   疾病使他的进展放缓。
9. You can take the financial brakes off in June.
   6月份可以放开金融管制。
10. Air will compress but the brake fluid won't.
    空气会压缩，但是刹车油不会。
11. His front brake cable disengaged.
    他的前轮刹车索断了。
12. More than 3,000 cars were recalled yesterday because of a brake problem.
    3,000多辆汽车因为刹车问题昨天被召回。
13. Wade released the hand brake and pulled away from the curb.
    韦德松开手刹驶离路边。
14. The brake pedal had just snapped off
    刹车踏板刚刚啪的一声绷断了。
15. Turn a special key, press the brake pedal, and your car's brakes lock
    转动一把特制的钥匙，踩下刹车踏板，这样你的汽车刹车就锁住了。
16. 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。
17. The troops for the landing were taken from Alexander's force and that put a brake on his operations.
    登陆部队是从亚历山大将军的兵力中抽调出来的，这就削弱了他的军事力量。
18. The brake ( pedal) is between the clutch and the accelerator.
    制动器（踏板）在离合器和加速器之间。
19. The brake is between the clutch and the accelerator.
    制动器在离合器和加速器之间。
20. Santana of these vehicles on the braking system is hydraulic brake.
    关于桑塔纳这类车辆的制动系统，也是液压制动。
21. The driver started the engine, released the brake, and was on his way.
    司机发动了引擎，松开了刹车，开车上路了。
22. The parking brake is spring-applied and air-released.
    停车制动应用了弹簧和排气。
23. I kept forgetting which was the brake and which was the clutch.
    我忘记了什么是刹车，什么是离合器。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. The glide-hook of electro-hydraulic brake has been studied in this paper.
    本文对电动液压推杆制动器的溜钩现象进行了研究。
27. 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。
28. Install rotor, caliper, and wheel and tire assembly, then adjust parking brake shoes.
    安装转子，夹制器，和车轮和轮胎组合，然后调节手煞车蹄片。
29. This paper introduced the control of a gyration brake and gyration cushion of EX220-3 hydraulic excavator.
    本文介绍了EX220-3型液压挖掘机回转过程中回转停放制动器的控制与回转缓冲的控制。

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
  1. The car skidded as he jammed on the brakes.
     他紧急刹车，汽车向侧边打滑。

noun

1. a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

2. 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

3. an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant

4. large coarse fern often several feet high

   Synonym:    brackenpasture brakePteridium aquilinum

5. any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants

verb

1. cause to stop by applying the brakes
   1. brake the car before you go into a curve

2. stop travelling by applying a brake
   1. We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road