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单词 brake disc
释义

brake1 /brāk/

noun
  1. A device for applying resistance to the motion of a body either to slow it down (eg a vehicle brake) or to absorb and measure the power developed by an engine, etc
  2. Any means of stopping or slowing down (figurative)
  3. An instrument for breaking flax or hemp
  4. A harrow
  5. A kind of vehicle (see break2)
transitive verb

To slow down or stop with, or as if with, a brake

intransitive verb
  1. To apply or operate a brake, esp on a vehicle
  2. To be slowed down or stopped by a brake
ORIGIN: From root of break1; cf Du braak a flax-brake

brakeˈless adjective

brake block noun

A block pressed against a wheel as a brake

brake disc noun

A disc on the wheel against which the brake pads are forced in a disc brake

brake drum noun

A metal drum attached to a wheel or shaft so as to retard motion by the application of brake shoes

brakeˈ-fade noun

A decrease of efficiency in a brake sometimes resulting in complete absence of stopping-power

brake fluid noun

The fluid in a hydraulic brake system that transmits pressure from the brake pedal to the brake pistons

brake horsepower noun

The effective or useful power of a motor, measured by brake applied to the driving shaft

brake light noun

A red light at the rear of motor vehicles to warn following drivers when the brakes are applied

brake lining noun

Asbestos-base friction fabric riveted to brake shoes

brakeman see brakesman below.

brake pads plural noun

The friction material in a disc brake, corresponding to the brake shoes in a drum brake

brake parachute noun

A parachute attached to the tail of some high-performance aircraft, used as a brake for landing

brake shoe noun

The rubbing part of a brake

brakesˈman (US brakeˈman) noun

  1. The man whose business it is to manage the brake of a railway train
  2. The operator of a winch at a pithead

brake van noun (rail)

The carriage in which the brake is worked

brakeˈ-wheel noun

The wheel to which a brake is applied

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