词典释义：
a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels
闸；刹车；制动装置
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he slammed on his brakes 他使劲踩住了刹车
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[as modifier]
a brake pedal .刹车踏板。
〈喻〉阻碍（物），抑制（物）
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constrained resources will act as a brake on research .有限的资源将阻碍研究进程。
another term for
同<Bold>ＢＲＡＫＥ ＶＡＮ</Bold>.
make a moving vehicle slow down or stop by using a brake
（用刹车）使（某物）减速（或停下）；刹住（车）
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she had to brake hard to avoid a milk float 为了不撞上那辆送牛奶的电瓶车，她不得不来了个急刹车
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[as adj.
braking ]an anti-lock braking system .防抱刹车系统。
〈史〉敞篷四轮马车。
a toothed instrument used for crushing flax and hemp.
（亚麻纤维等的）捣碎机。
(亦作
（旧时的）重型耙。
〈古，诗/文〉灌木丛。参见<Bold>FERNBRAKE</Bold>.
a coarse fern of warm and tropical countries, frequently having the fronds divided into long linear segments
欧洲蕨，凤尾蕨。
archaic term for
〈古〉同<Bold>BRACKEN</Bold>.
archaic past of
<Superscript></Superscript>〈古〉<Bold>BREAK</Bold><Superscript>1</Superscript>的过去式。
" late 18th cent.: of unknown origin．mid 19th cent.: variant of
