brake

noun

/breɪk/

Idioms

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a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle刹车；制动器；车闸
- to put/slam on the brakes踩／猛踩刹车
- the brake pedal刹车踏板
- She stopped with a squeal/screech of the brakes.她尖叫着刹车停下来。
Homophones brake | break
brake break
/breɪk/

/breɪk/
- brake noun
  The parking brake comes on by itself.驻车制动器自动启动。
- brake verb
  There wasn't even time for the driver to brake.司机甚至没有时间刹车。
- break verb
  Break the biscuits into small pieces.把饼干分成小块。
- break noun
  They left the office for a tea break.他们离开办公室去喝茶休息。
Collocations Driving
Driving驾驶Having a car拥有一辆汽车
- have/own/(British English) run a car有一辆汽车
- ride a motorcycle/motorbike骑摩托车
- drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(North American English, informal) a stick shift开／喜欢／用自动挡／手动挡汽车
- have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired给汽车做一次保养／维修一下／修理一下
- buy/sell a used car/(especially British English) a second-hand car买／卖二手车
- take/pass/fail a (British English) driving test/(both North American English) driver’s test/road test参加／通过／未通过驾照考试／道路考试
- get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (British English) driving licence/(North American English) driver’s license得到／拥有／丢失／携带驾照
Driving驾驶
- put on/fasten/(North American English) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt系上／解开安全带
- put/turn/leave the key in the ignition把钥匙插进点火开关；转动钥匙点火；把钥匙留在点火开关
- start the car/engine发动汽车／引擎
- (British English) change/(North American English) shift/put something into gear换挡；挂上挡
- press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator踩刹车／离合器／油门
- release the clutch/(especially British English) the handbrake/(both North American English) the emergency brake/the parking brake松开离合器／手刹
- drive/park/reverse the car驾车；停车；倒车
- (British English) indicate left/right
- (especially North American English) signal that you are turning left/right
- take/miss (British English) the turning/(especially North American English) the turn拐弯；错过拐弯处
- apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)踩刹车；猛踩刹车
- beep/honk/(especially British English) toot/(British English) sound your horn按喇叭
Problems and accidents问题及事故
- a car skids/crashes (into something)/collides (with something)车打滑／撞上（某物）／（与某物）相撞
- swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian猛地转弯以避开迎面来的车／行人
- crash/lose control of the car撞车；车失控
- have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(North American English) a car wreck/a hit-and-run出车祸／肇事逃逸事故；在车祸／肇事逃逸事故中丧生；幸免于车祸／肇事逃逸事故
- be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck被汽车／公交车／大卡车轧过／撞倒
- dent/hit (British English) the bonnet/(North American English) the hood撞凹／撞上引擎盖
- break/crack/shatter (British English) the windscreen/(North American English) the windshield打碎挡风玻璃
- blow/(especially British English) burst/puncture (British English) a tyre/(North American English) a tire爆胎；扎破轮胎
- get/have (British English) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture胎瘪了；轮胎被扎破了
- inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire 给轮胎充气；更换／安装／更换／检查轮胎
Traffic and driving regulations交通法规
- be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam遇上堵车
- cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock引起交通堵塞
- experience/face lengthy delays经历／面临长时间的延误
- beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour避开交通高峰时段
- break/observe/(North American English) drive the speed limit超速行驶；遵守速度限制；限速行驶
- be caught on (British English) a speed camera被测速摄像机逮住
- stop somebody for/pull somebody over for/(British English, informal) be done for speeding因超速被要求停车／停靠路边／被逮住
- (both informal) run/(British English) jump a red light/the lights闯红灯
- be arrested for/charged with (British English) drink-driving/(both US English) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)因酒后驾车／醉酒驾车被逮捕／起诉
- be banned/(British English) disqualified from driving被禁止驾车；被取消驾驶资格
see also air brake, disc brake, footbrake, handbrake
- Is the brake on?踩着剎车吗？
- My brakes are not working properly.我的剎车失灵了。
- She slammed on the brakes to try to avoid the dog.她猛踩剎车想避开那条狗。
- The car crashed after its brakes failed.那辆汽车剎车失灵，出了车祸。
- We heard the screech of brakes, followed by a loud crash.我们听到一声急剎车，接着就是巨大的撞击声。
Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
brake (on something) a thing that stops something or makes it difficult阻力；障碍
- High interest rates are a brake on the economy.高利率阻碍了经济发展。
- The need to earn some money put the brakes on my wilder ambitions.挣钱的需要限制了我的远大志向。
- High interest rates will act as a brake on the economy.高利率将成为经济的刹车。

词源late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

Idioms

jam on the brake(s) | jam the brake(s) on

to operate the brakes on a vehicle suddenly and with force猛踩刹车
- The car skidded as he jammed on the brakes.他紧急刹车时汽车向前滑了一段路。

brake

verb

/breɪk/

[intransitive, transitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they brake	/breɪk/ /breɪk/
he / she / it brakes	/breɪks/ /breɪks/
past simple braked	/breɪkt/ /breɪkt/
past participle braked	/breɪkt/ /breɪkt/
-ing form braking	/ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/

to go slower or make a vehicle go slower using the brake用闸减速；刹（车）
- The car braked and swerved.那辆车减慢车速并来了个急转弯。
- The truck braked to a halt.那辆卡车刹住了。
- You don't need to brake at every bend.没必要一遇到拐弯就刹车。
- She had to brake hard to avoid running into the car in front.她不得不猛踩刹车，以免撞上前面的车。
- She braked suddenly to avoid a cat.为了避开一只猫，她突然剎住车。
- The train braked to a shuddering halt.火车制动，剧烈震动了一下停住了。
- brake something He braked the car and pulled in to the side of the road.他减缓车速，然后开到路边。
Homophones brake | break
brake break
/breɪk/

/breɪk/
- brake noun
  The parking brake comes on by itself.驻车制动器自动启动。
- brake verb
  There wasn't even time for the driver to brake.司机甚至没有时间刹车。
- break verb
  Break the biscuits into small pieces.把饼干分成小块。
- break noun
  They left the office for a tea break.他们离开办公室去喝茶休息。
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Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- hard
- heavily
- sharply
- …
phrases
- brake to a halt
- brake to avoid something
词源late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.