| 单词 | automatic brake |
| 释义 | > as lemmasautomatic brake automatic brake n. Railways a brake which operates automatically; esp. one which automatically halts goods wagons or passenger carriages which have accidentally become detached from a moving train. ΚΠ 1858 Amer. Railway Times 27 Feb. 1/7 Automatic brakes were to be applied to the carriages. 1906 E. Nesbit Railway Children (1991) iv. 62 This 'ere's the automatic brake... You just move this 'ere little handle..and the train jolly soon stops. 2005 Richmond (Virginia) Times Disp. (Nexis) 26 Oct. b7 As the train pulled away, the car's automatic brakes failed and it began to inch downhill. < as lemmas |
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