| 词汇 | brake |
| 释义 | brakeWord family adjectivebrakelessbrakynounbrake fluidbrake lightbrake shoebrakesmanbrake Transport brake1 /breɪk/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC] → break1 TT[often plural] a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stop 刹车，制动器，车闸 Test your brakes after driving through water. 车子涉水之后要检验一下刹车。 I managed to put the brakes on just in time. 我最终及时刹了车。 Moira slammed on the brakes (=used them suddenly and with a lot of force). 莫伊拉猛踩刹车。 apply the brakes formal He applied the brakes but failed to stop in time. 他踩了刹车，可未能及时停下来。 the rear/front brakes 后刹车/前刹车 the screech of brakes (=the loud unpleasant noise they can make) → anti-lock braking system, emergency brake, handbrake, parking brake →4 See picture on 见图 Page A2 Car 汽车 →5 see picture at 见图 car 刹车的刺耳噪音 2 act as a brake on something SLOWto 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。 Examples from the Corpus act as a brake on something• To what extent do girls act as brakes on, or motivators of, delinquent behaviour in masculine adolescent gang-culture, for example?• Post-war development of parachutes acting as brakes on jet aircraft are also covered in this rarely written about subject.• Unfortunately, widespread foot-dragging continues to act as a brake on debt relief.• In April 1992 they persuaded Boris Yeltsin to put three industrialists into the government to act as a brake on the free-marketeers. 3. put the brakes on something STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto stop something that is happening 阻止某事物 Examples from the Corpus put the brakes on something• He managed to touch-down at the threshold and put the brakes on.• It's the government's latest effort to put the brakes on rising prices.• The Communists have climbed on the bandwagon, but only to put the brakes on.• There are indications, however, that the government is now trying to put the brakes on further expansion.• If Peres and Labor are defeated, the Likud Party has vowed to put the brakes on the peace movement.• Laid crops and unsettled weather put the brakes on harvest for many growers this week.• Those cars with all those springs that rock back and forwards like a see-saw when you put the brakes on. n COLLOCATIONS verbs put the brakes on (=use the brakes) Put the brakes on – you’re going too fast. apply the brakes formal (=use them) Apply the brakes as you approach the roundabout. slam on/jam on/hit the brakes (=use them suddenly and with a lot of force) The car in front stopped suddenly and I had to slam on the brakes. release the brake (=stop using the foot or hand brake) The traffic lights turned green and I released the brake. brakes fail (=do not work when you use them) Going down the mountain I was afraid the brakes might fail. brakes screech (=make a high noise when you use them) ADJECTIVES/NOUN + brake The brakes screeched and the train finally stopped. faulty (=not working properly) Faulty brakes may have caused the accident. The brakes could have been faulty. the rear/front brakes (=for the rear/front wheels) The rear brakes were ineffective. the foot brake (=one you apply with your foot, to slow the car down) He stamped on the foot brake. the hand brake (also the emergency brake, the parking brake American English) (=one you apply with your hand, to stop the car moving when parked) I tried to drive off with the hand brake still on. anti-lock brakes (=that do not cause the wheels to lock and skid if the brakes are used suddenly) brake + NOUNThe car comes equipped with anti-lock brakes. the brake pedal (=that you press with your foot) She pressed the brake pedal but nothing happened. brake failure (=when brakes do not work) phrasesWhat should you do in the event of a brake failure? the screech of brakes (=the loud unpleasant sound of a car stopping suddenly) I heard the screech of brakes in the road outside. Examples from the Corpus brake• The back brake on my bike needs adjusting.• The drum brakes are also rather vintage.• Council officials say lives were at risk from mechanical defects, including faulty brakes.• Once again, anti-lock brakes and traction control are standard.• She had to stoop again for the case, and so she caught sight of the pool of brake fluid at once.• Feather the brakes, I reminded myself.• She could see at once that the brakes would be useless.• The brakes sometimes slow the car, but not always.• The trains were fitted throughout with the Westinghouse brake, in accordance with Continental practice, and with steam-heating apparatus. Transport brake2 ●●○ verb [intransitiveI] TTSTOP MOVINGto 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。 Examples from the Corpus brake• I saw a roadblock ahead, and braked.• I couldn't pull over without forcing some one else to brake and I simply didn't have the power to get away.• I endeavored to brake, but succeeded only in causing the most extreme and painful sensations under my fingernails.• He braked for drugs, booze, and hookers, and wrote a good book about a bum existence.• Clayt braked hard, pulled off and cut the engine.• A bus came round the corner and braked sharply.• She had to brake suddenly to avoid a dog in the road. brake sharply/hard• A car had come fast behind them, a silver-grey car, and it had braked sharply.• Doyle swerved, running the car on to the right hand verge, and braked hard.• The chain-link fence swerved in, and this time I hit the brakes hard.• The executive jet settled on its main wheels and braked sharply as the thrust-reverse and spoilers were deployed.• The train was braking hard now, but Harry could not think fast enough.• Clayt braked hard, pulled off and cut the engine.• She had to brake hard to avoid a milk-float that loomed ahead of her suddenly.• Di was just about to drop elder son Wills back at school when she braked sharply to avoid an oncoming motor. |
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