put the brakes on

短语

发音

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词形变化

puts the brakes on 三单 puts the brakes on putting the brakes on putting the brakes on 现在分词

别名

put on the brakes

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To stop (an event, action, or process) or to slow it down.

    习语 及物
  2. 2.

    To cease to perform one's current activity or to decrease one's level of activity.

    习语 不及物