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| 1 | usually plural the equipment in a car , bicycle , or other vehicle that you use for slowing down or stopping 制动器；刹车；车闸 |
| The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree. 刹车坏了，车撞到一棵树上。 |
| We heard a screech of brakes as Jill’ s car pulled up. 吉尔的车停下时我们听见一声尖锐刺耳的刹车声。 |
| slam on/hit the brakes (=stop suddenly) I saw the child run out so I slammed on the brakes. 突然停止 |
| brakes squealing/screeching (=making a loud noise) I heard the brakes squealing, then a loud crash. 发出刺耳声 |
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| 2 | usually singular an action or a situation that prevents something from developing or making progress 阻碍；抑制 |
| put a brake/the brakes on sth The high level of debt continued to put a brake on economic recovery. 巨额债务仍抑制着经济复苏。 |
| act as a brake on sth Inevitably, insufficient funding acts as a brake on medical research. 资金不足不可避免地阻碍了医学研究。 |
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