Word · Frequency #5290
brake
/breɪk/
verb
刹车；踩刹车
To operate a brake or brakes.
- 1.
To operate a brake or brakes.
操作刹车
- 2.
To bruise and crush; to knead.
捣碎和碾压；揉捏
- 3.
To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.
被刹车停止或减速
- 4.
To pulverise with a harrow.
用耙子粉碎
被刹住；被减速；捣碎；碾压；揉捏；用耙子弄碎；耙碎；操作刹车；捣碎和碾压；揉捏
In use
When the traffic light turned yellow, I braked gently and brought the car to a smooth stop.
She always brakes early when she sees a school zone ahead.
The car was braking hard as it approached the sharp curve.
Verb forms
base brake · third person brakes · -ing braking · past braked · past participle braked
规则动词：brake – braked – braked；现在分词为 braking。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用作不及物动词表示‘刹车’；及物用法较少见，多指‘压碎、弄碎’等专业含义。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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