1. 制動(dòng)器；剎車；車閘
    Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop.

    e.g. The brakes began locking...
           制動(dòng)器開始鎖定。
    e.g. A seagull swooped down in front of her car, causing her to slam on the brakes.
           一只海鷗突然撲到她的車前，她急忙猛踩剎車。

2. 剎車；用剎車使（車）減速；剎?。ㄜ嚕?/strong>
    When a vehicle or its driver brakes, or when a driver brakes a vehicle, the driver makes it slow down or stop by using the brakes.

    e.g. He heard tires squeal as the car braked to avoid a collision...
           為避免相撞而剎車時(shí)，他聽到了輪胎與地面刺耳的摩擦聲。
    e.g. She braked sharply to avoid another car...
           她為了躲另一輛車而緊急剎車。

3. 抑制因素；約束
    You can use brake in a number of expressions to indicate that something has slowed down or stopped.

    e.g. Illness had put a brake on his progress...
           疾病使他的進(jìn)展放緩。
    e.g. You can take the financial brakes off in June.
           6月份可以放開金融管制。