to brake
01
ブレーキをかける, 止める
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
例
The cyclist had to quickly brake to avoid colliding with the pedestrian crossing the street.
自転車に乗っていた人は、道路を横断している歩行者と衝突しないように急いでブレーキをかけなければならなかった。
As the train approached the station, the engineer began to gradually brake to ensure a gentle and precise stop.
電車が駅に近づくと、エンジニアは穏やかで正確な停止を確保するために徐々にブレーキをかけ始めました。
02
ブレーキをかける, 止める
to bring a vehicle or object to a slower speed or a complete stop by applying a brake
Transitive: to brake a moving vehicle
例
The driver skillfully braked the car as they approached the sharp curve in the mountain road.
ドライバーは山道の急カーブに近づくと、巧みに車をブレーキさせた。
The pilot gently braked the airplane on the runway, smoothly decelerating after a successful landing.
パイロットは滑走路で飛行機を優しくブレーキさせ、成功した着陸後、スムーズに減速しました。
Brake
01
ブレーキ
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle or machine
例
The driver pressed the brake to avoid hitting the car ahead.
Brakes must be checked regularly for safety.
02
ブレーキ, 障害
anything that slows or hinders a process
例
Government regulations act as a brake on innovation.
Lack of funding was a brake on the project.
03
茂み, 藪
an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant
例
Deer hide in a thick brake near the river.
The hikers pushed through a brake of brambles.
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しばしば数フィートの高さになる大きな粗いシダ;基本的に雑草シダ;コスモポリタン, しばしば数フィートの高さになる大きくて粗いシダ;主に侵入シダ;コスモポリタン
large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan
例
The garden was overrun with brakes after a rainy season.
Brakes along the path created a natural screen.
05
シダ, プテリス
any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants
例
She bought a brake for her living room.
Brakes are easy to grow indoors with indirect light.
