brake
/breɪk; brek/ 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 / breɪk; brek/ n area of brushwood, thick undergrowth or bracken; thicket 矮丛林地带; 灌木丛.