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。
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 automated safety system engaged and braked the roller coaster.
自動安全システムが作動し、ローラーコースターをブレーキしました。
Brake
01
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle
例
The driver pressed the brake to avoid hitting the car ahead.
02
anything that slows, restrains, or impedes a process or action
例
Government regulations act as a brake on innovation.
03
a dense area of vegetation, usually dominated by one plant type
例
Deer hide in a thick brake near the river.
04
a tall, coarse fern, often several feet high, sometimes considered a weed fern
例
The garden was overrun with brakes after a rainy season.
05
any fern of the genus Pteris, often pinnately compound and popular as a houseplant
例
She bought a brake for her living room.
