Brake
[ brek ]
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n. 制动器，闸;刹车;阻碍;
vt.& vi. 刹（车）;
📝 例句
Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.
轻踩刹车,不然的话发动机会停机的。
He dropped the reins and heaved on the brake.
他放下缰绳，猛地拉住车闸。
He braked his car just in time to avoid an accident.
他及时煞车,避免了一次事故。
The car accident was attributed to faulty brakes.
这一汽车事故起因于煞车不灵。
If you fix the brake the car will be as safe as house.
把制动器修好，汽车就非常安全了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ b-似数字“6”,rake-耙子:古时候用6把耙子作为马车的刹车
※ brave-勇敢的,brake-刹车:这个勇敢的男孩在司机刹车前把女孩救了
※ br-拼音“病人”,a-一,ke-拼音“咳”:病人一咳嗽一不小心踩了刹车
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🔴 反义词
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📖 牛津释义
brake
n
(a) device for reducing the speed of or stopping a car, bicycle, train, etc 制动器; 闸; 刹车
put on/apply the brake(s) 使用制动器
His brakes failed on a steep hill. 他的车闸在陡峭的山路上失灵了.
(fig 比喻) The Government is determined to put a brake on public spending. 政府决定遏制公共事务的开支.
Ignorance acts as a brake to progress. 无知阻碍了进步. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page xiii.
(b) pedal, etc that operates such a device 制动器的踏板等
The brake (pedal) is between the clutch and the accelerator. 制动器（踏板）在离合器和加速器之间. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page xii. brake, v [I, Tn]
(cause sth to) slow down using a brake 用制动器（使某物）减速; 刹（车）
The driver braked hard as the child ran onto the road in front of him. 那孩子跑到汽车前面的路上, 司机猛踩刹车.
brake n area of brushwood, thick undergrowth or bracken; thicket 矮丛林地带; 灌木丛.
🎯 考研助记
brake-break（同音）: 刹车-暂停 网友：yqy补充： 源自brace支撑，使防备
🔁 扩展释义
*[breik]n. 刹车, 阻碍, 丛林vt. 刹车vi. 刹车【化】 闸; 刹车; 制动器
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Never pump gas with the engine running.
发动机在运转时，别加油。
To break dishes
打碎盘子
The bison grows to a shoulder-height of 1.5 metres and can weigh 1100 kilograms.
野牛可以长到肩高1。5米，重达1，100公斤。