brakes
Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop.
A seagull swooped down in front of her car, causing her to slam on the brakes.
一只海鸥突然飞扑到她的车前,导致她猛踩刹车。
You can use brake in a number of expressions to indicate that something has slowed down or stopped.
Illness had put a brake on his progress.
疾病中止了他的前进的脚步。
brakes , braking , braked
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.
He heard tyres squeal as the car braked to avoid a collision.
他听到了为避免撞车汽车刹车时轮胎发出的刺耳的声音。
He braked the car slightly.
他稍稍刹车。