新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

brake

英  [breɪk]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • brakes

    1[C 可数名词] 刹车

    Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    2[C 可数名词] 停止 , 减速

    You can use brake in a number of expressions to indicate that something has slowed down or stopped.

    双语例句

    例:

    Illness had put a brake on his progress.

    疾病中止了他的前进的脚步。

    VERB. 动词
  • brakes , braking , braked

    1[I 不及物动词] 刹车

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    例:

    He braked the car slightly.

    他稍稍刹车。

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