1 N-COUNT 制动器；刹车；车闸 Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop. 制动器；刹车；车闸
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The brakes began locking.
制动器开始锁定。
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A seagull swooped down in front of her car, causing her to slam on the brakes.
一只海鸥突然扑到她的车前，她急忙猛踩刹车。
2 VERB 刹车；用刹车使（车）减速；刹住（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. 刹车；用刹车使（车）减速；刹住（车） [Also VERB n + to]
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He heard tires squeal as the car braked to avoid a collision. [VERB]
为避免相撞而刹车时，他听到了轮胎与地面刺耳的摩擦声。
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She braked sharply to avoid another car. [VERB]
她为了躲另一辆车而紧急刹车。
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He lit a cigarette and braked the car slightly. [VERB noun]
他点燃一支烟，轻踩刹车减速。
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She braked to a halt and switched off. [VERB + to]
她刹车停下，然后将车熄火。
SYN slow, decelerate, reduce speed
3 N-COUNT 抑制因素；约束 You can use brake in a number of expressions to indicate that something has slowed down or stopped. 抑制因素；约束
SYN control, check, curb, restraint
| Usage | brake and break |
| Brake and break sound the same, but they have very different meanings. You step on the brake to make your car slow down or stop: Sometimes, Nayana steps on the accelerator when she means to step on the brake. If you break something, you damage it: I learned something today - if your laptop falls off your desk, it will probably break! |
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