brake /breɪk/ CET4 TEM4 ( braking, braked, brakes )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop. 刹车

  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. 

  V-T/V-I 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. 刹车

  例：

  He heard tyres squeal as the car braked to avoid a collision.

  他听到当汽车刹车为避免撞车时轮胎发出了刺耳的尖声。

  例：

  He braked the car slightly.

  他稍稍刹车。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT You can use brake in a number of expressions to indicate that something has slowed down or stopped. 停止; 减速

  例：

  Illness had put a brake on his progress.

  疾病中止了他的进展。

• 4. 

  N an area of dense undergrowth, shrubs, brushwood, etc; thicket 灌木丛

• 5. 

  N → another name for bracken