brake

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

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

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。

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

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