의미: brakes

brake¹ ([동음어] break) n.

1 [종종 pl.] 브레이크, 제동기, 제동 장치
▶ step on the brake(s) 브레이크를 밟다
▶ The brake(s) didn’t work. 브레이크가 듣지 않았다.

2 방지[방해](하는 것), 억제 《on》
▶ put a brake on reform 개혁에 제동을 걸다

3 펌프의 긴 자루; (기계 작동의) 손잡이
apply[put on] the brake 브레이크를 걸다; 견제하다
put the brakes on 《비유》 멈추다, 중단하다
ride the brake 《미·구어》 늘 브레이크 페달에 발을 얹어 놓고 있다
slam[jam] the brakes on 《구어》 급브레이크를 밟다
━ vt. <차·기계 따위에> 브레이크를 걸다[밟다]
▶ brake a car 차에 브레이크를 걸다
━ vi.

1 <사람이> 브레이크를 걸다[밟다]

2 <차에> 브레이크가 걸리다
brake·less a.

put on the brakes 관용구

hit the brakes

step on the brakes in a car or vehicle, try to stop When I saw that the other car couldn't stop, I hit the brakes.

jam on the brakes

quickly put the brakes on in a car to stop He jammed on the brakes and was able to avoid hitting the child.

put on the brakes

To apathetic down, impede, or stop one's action or progress. We had to put on the brakes back we begin out investors were affairs out of the company. I anticipate the government should put on the brakes in commendations to its spending, or it's activity to acquisition itself in insurmountable debt.Learn more: brake, on, put

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