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IELTS BNC: 5290 COCA: 4693
brake
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noun [C] /breɪk/
singularbrake
pluralbrakes
  1. 1
    [usually plural] the equipment in a car, bicycle, or other vehicle that you use for slowing down or stopping 制动器；刹车；车闸

    The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree. 刹车坏了，车撞到一棵树上。

    We heard a screech of brakes as Jill's car pulled up. 吉尔的车停下时我们听见一声尖锐刺耳的刹车声。

    slam on/hit the brakes (=stop suddenly) 突然停止 :

    I saw the child run out, so I slammed on the brakes. 我看见孩子跑了出来所以我立即猛踩刹车。

    brakes squealing/screeching (=making a loud noise) 发出刺耳声 :

    I heard the brakes squealing, then a loud crash. 我听见一阵刺耳的刹车声，然后是一声响亮的碰撞声。

     Synonyms and related words
    Equipment and systems in cars and other road vehicles: ABS, acceleration, air brake...
  2. 2
    [usually singular] an action or a situation that prevents something from developing or making progress 阻碍；抑制
    put a brake/the brakes on something :

    The high level of debt put a brake on economic recovery. 巨额债务抑制着经济复苏。

    act as a brake on something :

    Inevitably, insufficient funding acts as a brake on medical research. 资金不足不可避免地阻碍了医学研究。

     Synonyms and related words
    Things that make things difficult: problem, obstacle, complication...
brake
verb [I/T] /breɪk/
present tense
I/you/we/theybrake
he/she/itbrakes
present participlebraking
past tensebraked
past participlebraked
  1. to stop or slow down a car, bicycle, or other vehicle by using the brakes 刹（车）
    brake hard/sharply :

    I braked hard but couldn't avoid hitting the car in front. 我猛刹车，但还是撞上了前面的车。

    brake (something) to a halt/stop :

    I braked the car to a halt and jumped out. 我刹住车，跳了出去。

     Synonyms and related words
    To slow down: slow down, let up, slow...
IELTS BNC: 5290 COCA: 4693
brake

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + BRAKE | BRAKE + VERB | BRAKE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤defective, faulty有毛病的剎車▸➤front, rear前制動器；後制動器▸➤emergency, foot (usually footbrake) , hand (usually handbrake) (especially BrE) , parking (NAmE) 緊急制動器；腳剎；手剎；停車制動器▸➤air, anti-lock, disc, drum, vacuum氣動閘；防抱死制動器；盤式制動器；鼓式制動器；真空閘VERB + BRAKE➤apply, hit, jam on, put on, slam on, use使用剎車；踩剎車；猛踩剎車◇She slammed on the brakes to try to avoid the dog.她猛踩剎車想避開那條狗。➤put your foot on, slam your foot on把腳放在剎車上；猛踩剎車▸➤keep your foot on把腳一直放在剎車上▸➤let off, release, take your foot off鬆開剎車◇He released the brake and sped off.他鬆開剎車快速駛走了。BRAKE + VERB➤work剎車起作用◇My brakes are not working properly.我的剎車失靈了。➤fail剎車失靈◇The car crashed after its brakes failed.那輛汽車剎車失靈，出了車禍。➤screech, squeal剎車發出刺耳的聲音▸➤be off, be on鬆開剎車；踩着剎車◇Is the brake on?踩着剎車嗎？BRAKE + NOUN➤failure剎車失靈▸➤cable, fluid, lights, pads, pedal, pipes, shoes (especially NAmE) 拉索；制動液；剎車燈；制動襯塊；制動踏板；制動管；制動蹄片PHRASES➤act as a brake on sth, serve as a brake on sth (both figurative) 對⋯起阻礙作用▸➤put a brake on sth, put the brakes on sth (figurative) 對⋯加以限制◇The need to earn some money put the brakes on my wilder ambitions.掙錢的需要限制了我的遠大志向。➤a screech of brakes, a squeal of brakes刺耳的剎車聲◇We heard the screech of brakes, followed by a loud crash.我們聽到一聲急剎車，接着就是巨大的撞擊聲。
brake

verb

ADVERB | PHRASES ADVERB➤hard, heavily, sharply, suddenly猛力剎車；急剎車PHRASES➤brake to a halt剎車停止前進◇The train braked to a shuddering halt.火車制動，劇烈震動了一下停住了。➤brake to avoid sth剎車以躲開某物◇She braked suddenly to avoid a cat.為了避開一隻貓，她突然剎住車。
IELTS BNC: 5290 COCA: 4693

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