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

brake¹ /brāk/

noun

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

Any means of stopping or slowing down (figurative)

An instrument for breaking flax or hemp

A harrow

A kind of vehicle (see break²)

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

To apply or operate a brake, esp on a vehicle

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

The man whose business it is to manage the brake of a railway train
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

brake1 /brāk/

brake¹ /brāk/