brake

1 عمومی:: ترمز گرفتن، بیشه‌، ترمز كردن‌، مانع‌، ترمز کردن، ترمز، عایق‌، درختستان‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   verb ADV. hard, heavily, sharply, suddenly, violently PHRASES brake to a halt The train braked to a shuddering halt. | brake to avoid sth She braked suddenly to avoid a cat.,   noun ADJ. defective, faulty | front, rear | foot, hand | air, anti-lock, disc, drum, vacuum VERB + BRAKE apply, hit, jam on, put/slam your foot on, put on, slam on She slammed on the brakes to try to avoid the dog. | keep your foot on | let off, release, take your foot off He released the brake and sped off. BRAKE + VERB work My brakes are not working properly. | fail The car crashed after its brakes failed. | screech, squeal | be on/off Is the brake on? BRAKE + NOUN failure | cable, fluid, lights, pads, pedal, pipes PHRASES act/serve as a brake on sth (figurative), put a brake/the brakes on sth (figurative) The need to earn some money put the brakes on my wilder ambitions. | a screech/squeal of brakes We heard the screech of brakes, followed by a loud crash.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: see PUT THE BRAKE ON.

American Heritage Idioms

3 general:: brake verbs put the brakes on (= use the brakes ) • Put the brakes on – you’re going too fast. apply the brakes formal (= use them ) • Apply the brakes as you approach the roundabout. slam on/jam on/hit the brakes (= use them suddenly and with a lot of force ) • The car in front stopped suddenly and I had to slam on the brakes. release the brake (= stop using the foot or hand brake ) • The traffic lights turned green and I released the brake. brakes fail (= do not work when you use them ) • Going down the mountain I was afraid the brakes might fail. brakes screech (= make a high noise when you use them ) • The brakes screeched and the train finally stopped. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + brake faulty (= not working properly ) • Faulty brakes may have caused the accident. • The brakes could have been faulty. the rear/front brakes (= for the rear/front wheels ) • The rear brakes were ineffective. the foot brake (= one you apply with your foot, to slow the car down ) • He stamped on the foot brake. the hand brake ( also the emergency brake , the parking brake American English ) (= one you apply with your hand, to stop the car moving when parked ) • I tried to drive off with the hand brake still on. anti-lock brakes (= that do not cause the wheels to lock and skid if the brakes are used suddenly ) • The car comes equipped with anti-lock brakes. the brake pedal (= that you press with your foot ) • She pressed the brake pedal but nothing happened. brake failure (= when brakes do not work ) • What should you do in the event of a brake failure? the screech of brakes (= the loud unpleasant sound of a car stopping suddenly ) • I heard the screech of brakes in the road outside.

transnet.ir

4 general:: noun stopping device: Push on the brake to stop the car. verb halt: Brake the car to a complete stop.

Simple Definitions