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。