brakes

英 [breɪks]

美 [breɪks]

n.  刹车; 制动器; 车闸; 阻力; 障碍
v.  用闸减速; 刹(车)
brake的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 制动器；刹车；车闸
  Brakesare devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop.
  1. The brakes began locking...
     制动器开始锁定。
  2. 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。
• VERB 刹车；用刹车使（车）减速；刹住（车）
  When a vehicle or its driverbrakes, or when a driverbrakesa vehicle, the driver makes it slow down or stop by using the brakes.
  1. He heard tires squeal as the car braked to avoid a collision...
     为避免相撞而刹车时，他听到了轮胎与地面刺耳的摩擦声。
  2. She braked sharply to avoid another car...
     她为了躲另一辆车而紧急刹车。
  3. He lit a cigarette and braked the car slightly...
     他点燃一支烟，轻踩刹车减速。
  4. She braked to a halt and switched off.
     她刹车停下，然后将车熄火。
• N-COUNT 抑制因素；约束
  You can usebrakein a number of expressions to indicate that something has slowed down or stopped.
  1. Illness had put a brake on his progress...
     疾病使他的进展放缓。
  2. You can take the financial brakes off in June.
     6月份可以放开金融管制。

英英释义

noun

• a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
  Synonym:brake system

双语例句

• It's no joke when your brakes fail on the motorway.
  在高速公路上行驶时刹车失灵的后果是非常严重的。
• I had the brakes of my bicycle adjusted.
  我请人调整了我自行车的车闸。
• I greased front and rear hubs and adjusted the brakes.
  我在前后轮毂上都抹了润滑油，还调校了刹车。
• The lorry's brakes failed, and it mowed down several people in the bus queue.
  卡车的闸失灵了，撞倒了几个排队等公共汽车的人。
• My brakes don't work very well and need to be fixed.
  我的车闸不灵，要修理一下。
• My car brakes went out on me when I was driving.
  我的车子在我开的时候煞车失灵了。
• I'm having trouble with my brakes again.
  我车子的刹车又有问题了。
• He jammed on the brakes of the car.
  他踩紧车闸。
• It is hoped anti-lock brakes will prevent rollovers.
  人们希望防抱死刹车装置能够防止翻车。
• The Roadrunner had better power, better tyres, and better brakes.
  “路行者”汽车的性能、轮胎和刹车都更好。