1 the part of a vehicle that makes it go slower or stop (车辆的)剎车:
She put her foot on the brake and just managed to stop in time.她踩着剎车及时把车停下来。☞picture at car 见car插图
2 something that makes sth else slow down or stop 缓和;抑制:
The Government must try to put a brake on inflation.政府必须设法抑制通货膨胀。
brake²
/breɪk ||; brek/verb
[I] to make a vehicle go slower or stop by using the brakes 剎车:
If the driver hadn't braked in time, the car would have hit me.要不是司机及时把车剎住,我早就给撞倒了。
brake1/brek; breIk/n [C] 1 the part of a vehicle that makes it go more slowly or stop 车闸﹐制动器﹐刹车: You need good brakes on a motorbike. 摩托车需要有好的制动器。cars fitted with anti-lock brakes 装有防抱死刹车装置的汽车see box at见 DRIVE1 方框see picture on page 见 A12 页图2 put a brake on sth/act as a brake on sth to make something develop more slowly or happen less 阻止某事物/对某事物起抑制作用
brake2v [I] to make a vehicle go more slowly or stop, using its brake 刹车: Brake gently as you approach the bend. 快到转弯的地方轻轻踩下刹车。
brakebrakebrakes1nounthe part of a vehicle that you use to make it go slower or stop: I put my foot on the brake.brakebrakebrakesbrakedbraking2verb (brakes, braking, braked)to use a brake: A child ran into the road and the driver braked suddenly.