brakes

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 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。
3. You can take the financial brakes off in June.
   6月份可以放开金融管制。
4. I tried to reach the foot brakes but I couldn't.
   我试图去够脚刹，但是没能踩到。
5. I greased front and rear hubs and adjusted the brakes.
   我在前后轮毂上都抹了润滑油，还调校了刹车。
6. The Roadrunner had better power, better tyres, and better brakes.
   “路行者”汽车的性能、轮胎和刹车都更好。
7. It is hoped anti-lock brakes will prevent rollovers.
   人们希望防抱死刹车装置能够防止翻车。
8. 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。
9. You quickly get used to using the brakes.
   你很快就会习惯使用刹车的。
10. The brakes wouldn't act.
    刹车失灵。
11. The brakes jammed and the car skidded badly.
    刹车出故障，汽车向一侧冲去。
12. It's no joke when your brakes fail on the motorway.
    在高速公路上行驶时刹车失灵的后果是非常严重的。
13. He jammed on the brakes of the car.
    他踩紧车闸。
14. My brakes don't work very well and need to be fixed.
    我的车闸不灵，要修理一下。
15. A driver uses brakes to arrest his car's speed.
    司机用刹车降低车速。
16. My car brakes went out on me when I was driving.
    我的车子在我开的时候煞车失灵了。
17. I had the brakes of my bicycle adjusted.
    我请人调整了我自行车的车闸。
18. The mechanic installed new brakes.
    修车工人装了新刹车。
19. I'm having trouble with my brakes again.
    我车子的刹车又有问题了。
20. You would think that if a train jumped a red light that the brakes would automatically be applied.
    你就想是火车跳过了红灯，然后自动刹车了。
21. The lorry's brakes failed, and it mowed down several people in the bus queue.
    卡车的闸失灵了，撞倒了几个排队等公共汽车的人。
22. Both my wife and I had the brakes on our bikes cut.
    我和妻子的自行车闸都被切断过。
23. The brakes may also be operated by mechanical linkages from the foot pedal and handbrake lever.
    制动器也可由与制动踏板和手制动器杆相连的机械联动装置操纵。
24. Introduces the design and specification of disk and drum clutches and brakes.
    介绍盘式和鼓式离合器以及制动器的设计和技术说明。
25. It actually even gives you also wear and tear on the brakes.
    它事实上也给刹车，造成了磨损和破坏。
26. Then, during the race, I had problems with the brakes and also the gearbox electronics.
    在之后的比赛中，我的制动和变速箱电子系统都出了毛病。
27. Chassis, suspension, brakes and wheels.
    底盘，悬挂，制动器和车轮。
28. My brakes are not working.
    我的刹车坏了。
29. The brakes are off.
    刹车松开了。

noun

1. a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle

   Synonym:    brake system