brake for sb/sth
for 后面接需要避让的人或物。
She braked for the cat crossing the road.
她为过马路的猫踩了刹车。
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
操作刹车
To operate a brake or brakes.
捣碎和碾压；揉捏
To bruise and crush; to knead.
被刹车停止或减速
To be stopped or slowed (as if) by braking.
用耙子粉碎
To pulverise with a harrow.
一般现在时
He brakes carefully when the road is wet.
他在路滑时小心地刹车。
一般过去时
She braked suddenly to avoid the dog.
她突然刹车以避免撞到狗。
现在进行时
The driver is braking hard now.
司机正在用力刹车。
规则动词：brake – braked – braked；现在分词为 braking。
When the traffic light turned yellow, I braked gently and brought the car to a smooth stop.
当交通信号灯变黄时，我轻轻踩下刹车，让汽车平稳地停了下来。
用法提示：braked 是动词 brake 的过去式，表示踩刹车使车减速或停止。
She always brakes early when she sees a school zone ahead.
她看到前方有学校区域时总是提早刹车。
用法提示：brakes 是动词 brake 的第三人称单数形式，表示习惯性地踩刹车。
The car was braking hard as it approached the sharp curve.
那辆车在接近急弯时正在猛烈刹车。
用法提示：was braking 是动词 brake 的过去进行时，表示当时正在踩刹车的动作。
for 后面接需要避让的人或物。
She braked for the cat crossing the road.
她为过马路的猫踩了刹车。
不定式说明踩刹车的目的。
He braked to avoid hitting the child.
他踩刹车以免撞到那个孩子。
to a stop、to a halt 表示一直刹到停住。
The train braked to a stop at the station.
火车在车站刹车停下。
grammar · medium
易错句子She had to break hard to avoid the child in the road.
正确表达She had to brake hard to avoid the child in the road.
brake 与 break 同音但意义不同：brake 指踩刹车减速，break 指打破、弄坏。这里说的是减速停车，必须用 brake。
grammar · medium
易错句子The driver breaked suddenly at the red light.
正确表达The driver braked suddenly at the red light.
brake 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词都是 braked，没有 breaked 这个形式；breaked 是受 break 影响而误加的规则变化。
grammar · medium
易错句子Our car braked down on the highway, so we called a tow truck.
正确表达Our car broke down on the highway, so we called a tow truck.
break down 是固定短语，表示车辆或机器出故障停下；brake 只表示刹车减速，不能构成 brake down 表示故障。
急刹车
The driver braked sharply to avoid the dog.
司机急刹车以避开那只狗。
猛踩刹车
She braked hard when the light turned red.
红灯亮时她猛踩刹车。
刹车停下
The train braked to a halt at the station.
火车刹车停靠在车站。
轻踩刹车
He braked gently as he approached the intersection.
他接近十字路口时轻踩刹车。
为…刹车
You should brake for pedestrians at the crosswalk.
在人行横道处你应该为行人刹车。
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及时刹车
The driver braked in time to avoid an accident.
司机及时刹车避免了事故。