Tra từ brake - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

brake [brake brakes braked braking] noun, verb BrE [breɪk] NAmE [breɪk]
noun
1. a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle
•to put/slam on the brakes
•the brake pedal
•She stopped with a squeal/screech of the brakes.
see also ↑air brake, ↑disc brake, ↑footbrake, ↑handbrake
2. ~ (on sth) a thing that stops sth or makes it difficult
•High interest rates are a brake on the economy.
see jam on the brakejam the brake on at ↑jam _v.

Word Origin:
late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

Collocations:
Driving
Having a car
have/own/ (BrE) run a car
ride a motorcycle/motorbike
drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(NAmE, informal) a stick shift
have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired
buy/sell a used car/(especially BrE) a second-hand car
take/pass/fail a (BrE) driving test/(both NAmE) driver's test/road test
get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (BrE) driving licence/(NAmE) driver's license
Driving
put on/fasten/ (NAmE) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt
put/turn/leave the key in the ignition
start the car/engine
(BrE) change/ (NAmE) shift/put sth into gear
press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator
release the clutch/(especially BrE) the handbrake/(both NAmE) the emergency brake/the parking brake
drive/park/reverse the car
(BrE) indicate left/right
(especially NAmE) signal that you are turning left/right
take/miss (BrE) the turning/(especially NAmE) the turn
apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)
beep/honk/ (especially BrE) toot/ (BrE) sound your horn
Problems and accidents
a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth)
swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian
crash/lose control of the car
have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(NAmE) a car wreck/a hit-and-run
be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck
dent/hit (BrE) the bonnet/(NAmE) the hood
break/crack/shatter (BrE) the windscreen/(NAmE) the windshield
blow/ (especially BrE) burst/puncture (BrE) a tyre/(NAmE) a tire
get/have (BrE) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture
inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire
Traffic and driving regulations
be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam
cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock
experience/face lengthy delays
beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour
break/observe/ (NAmE) drive the speed limit
be caught on (BrE) a speed camera
stop sb for/pull sb over for/ (BrE, informal) be done for speeding
(both informal) run/ (BrE) jump a red light/the lights
be arrested for/charged with (BrE) drink-driving/(both US) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)
be banned/ (BrE) disqualified from driving

Example Bank:
•Is the brake on?
•My brakes are not working properly.
•She slammed on the brakes to try to avoid the dog.
•The car crashed after its brakes failed.
•The need to earn some money put the brakes on my wilder ambitions.
•We heard the screech of brakes, followed by a loud crash.
•High interest rates will act as a brake on the economy.

verb intransitive, transitive
to go slower or make a vehicle go slower using the ↑brake
•The car braked and swerved.
•The truck braked to a halt.
•You don't need to brake at every bend.
•She had to brake hard to avoid running into the car in front.
•~ sth He braked the car and pulled in to the side of the road.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

Example Bank:
•She braked suddenly to avoid a cat.
•The train braked to a shuddering halt.