brake
n. 刹车, 阻碍, 丛林 v. 刹车
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释义与例句
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1.
A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.
刹车
制动器
逼力
跤挡
She slammed the brakes when she saw a child run in front of the car.
You’re pressing the brakes too hard—try just squeezing them.
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2.
A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.
The act of braking, of using a brake to slow down a machine or vehicle
Give the car a quick brake.
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3.
A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.
An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.
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4.
A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car.
Something used to retard or stop some action, process etc.
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5.
An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.
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6.
An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.
The winch of a crossbow.
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7.
The handle of a pump.
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8.
A device used to confine or prevent the motion of an animal.
A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing it.
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9.
A device used to confine or prevent the motion of an animal.
An enclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc.
He was shooting, and the field where the [cock-fighting] ring was verged on the shooting-brake where the rabbits were.
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10.
A device used to confine or prevent the motion of an animal.
A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses.ᵂ
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11.
A device used to confine or prevent the motion of an animal.
A carriage for transporting shooting parties and their equipment.ᵂ
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12.
That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.
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13.
A baker’s kneading trough.
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1.
Certain ferns, including
Any fern in the genus Pteris.
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2.
Certain ferns, including
Bracken (Pteridium spp.).
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1.
A thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc.
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1.
A type of machine for bending sheet metal. (See wikipedia.)
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2.
A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods of earth after ploughing; a drag.
植物学 商务 -
3.
A tool used for breaking flax or hemp.
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1.
A cage.
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2.
A type of torture instrument.
历史
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1.
To operate a brake or brakes.
刹车
制动
煞车
不及物 -
2.
To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.
不及物 -
1.
To pulverise with a harrow.
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2.
To bruise and crush; to knead.
及物The farmer’s son brakes the flax while mother brakes the bread dough
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1.
simple past of break
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词汇关系
同义词 1
上位词 8
下位词 6
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词源
Origin uncertain; possibly from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German brake (“nose ring, curb, flax brake”), which according to Watkins is related to sense 4 and from Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”).
来源：wiktionary