Čo znamená brake v angličtine a aká je definícia brake?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť brake výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

brake Význam & definícia

0 a device that makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar, or handle that makes this device work:
- She had no brakes on her bicycle.
- The driver suddenly put on his brakes.
- informal I slammed on (= quickly used) the brakes, but it was too late.
- All our new models have anti-lock brakes.
- Suddenly we heard a screech of brakes and saw the car swerve to miss the bicycle.
1 to make a vehicle go slower or stop, using its brake or brakes:
- When it's icy, brake gently.
- He would drive very fast and brake hard/sharply at the last minute.
2 a device that slows or stops the movement of a vehicle:
- anti-lock brakes
- He saw a deer crossing the road and hit/slammed on the brakes (= stopped as quickly as possible).

Slowly depress the brake pedal.
Don't forgot to put the brake on.
The brakes failed and the car crashed into a tree.
A screech of brakes jarred the silence.
All our new models have anti-lock brakes.
From a policymaking point of view, the braking effect is slight in either case.
The main simplifications are in replacing the braking pad with a beam, and in assuming that the wheel is rigid.
Crucially, we can't see the mass differential until both drivers simultaneously apply the brakes (analogous to extinction?) and the heavier truck takes longer to stop.