英语词汇“brakeless”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

brake¹ n., v., braked, brak•ing.
n. [countable]

Automotivea device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism, usually by friction.
Automotivebrakes, [plural] the drums, shoes, etc., making up such a device on a vehicle:The brakes need adjusting.
anything that has a slowing or stopping effect:He seemed to act like a brake on our momentum.

to slow or stop by or as if by a brake: [~ + object]He braked the car with a lurch.[no object]She braked carefully in the snow.

brake¹ n., v., braked, brak•ing.
n.

Automotivea device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
Automotive brakes, the drums, shoes, tubes, levers, etc., making up such a device on a vehicle.
anything that has a slowing or stopping effect.
SportAlso called brakeman. a member of a bobsled team who operates the brake.
TextilesAlso called breaker. a tool or machine for breaking up flax or hemp, to separate the fiber.
Mechanical Engineering, MetallurgyAlso called press brake. a machine for bending sheet metal to a desired shape.
[Obs.]an old instrument of torture.

v.t.

to slow or stop by means of or as if by means of a brake.
to furnish with brakes.
Textilesto process (flax or hemp) by crushing it in a brake.

v.i.

to use or run a brake.
to stop or slow upon being braked.
Mechanical Engineeringto run a hoisting machine.

Middle Dutch, Middle Low German; akin to break
late Middle English 1400–50

brake′less, adj.

8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . halt, arrest, stay, restrain; curb, curtail.

brake² n.

a place overgrown with bushes, brambles, or cane.

Middle Low German brake thicket
late Middle English (in phrase brake of fern thicket of fern) 1400–50

brake³ n.

Plant Biologyany of several large or coarse ferns, esp. the bracken, Pteridium aquilinum.

Middle English brake, probably by back formation from braken bracken, taken as plural 1275–1325

brake⁴ v. [Archaic.]

pt. of break.

单词	brakeless
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 brake¹ /breɪk/USA pronunciation n., v., braked, brak•ing. n. [countable] Automotivea device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism, usually by friction. Automotivebrakes, [plural] the drums, shoes, etc., making up such a device on a vehicle:The brakes need adjusting. anything that has a slowing or stopping effect:He seemed to act like a brake on our momentum. v. to slow or stop by or as if by a brake: [~ + object]He braked the car with a lurch.[no object]She braked carefully in the snow. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 brake¹ (brāk),USA pronunciation n., v., braked, brak•ing. n. Automotivea device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction. Automotive brakes, the drums, shoes, tubes, levers, etc., making up such a device on a vehicle. anything that has a slowing or stopping effect. SportAlso called brakeman. a member of a bobsled team who operates the brake. TextilesAlso called breaker. a tool or machine for breaking up flax or hemp, to separate the fiber. Mechanical Engineering, MetallurgyAlso called press brake. a machine for bending sheet metal to a desired shape. [Obs.]an old instrument of torture. v.t. to slow or stop by means of or as if by means of a brake. to furnish with brakes. Textilesto process (flax or hemp) by crushing it in a brake. v.i. to use or run a brake. to stop or slow upon being braked. Mechanical Engineeringto run a hoisting machine. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German; akin to break late Middle English 1400–50 brake′less, adj. 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . halt, arrest, stay, restrain; curb, curtail. brake² (brāk),USA pronunciation n. a place overgrown with bushes, brambles, or cane. Middle Low German brake thicket late Middle English (in phrase brake of fern thicket of fern) 1400–50 brake³ (brāk),USA pronunciation n. Plant Biologyany of several large or coarse ferns, esp. the bracken, Pteridium aquilinum. Middle English brake, probably by back formation from braken bracken, taken as plural 1275–1325 brake⁴ (brāk),USA pronunciation v. [Archaic.] pt. of break.
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