The brakes on my bike failed half way down the hill.

我骑自行车下山到中途刹车失灵了。

《牛津词典》

The brakes on this car are shot.

这辆车上的刹车完全失灵了。

《牛津词典》

I slammed the brakes on and went into a skid.

我猛踩刹车，汽车滑向一侧。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Toyota says it found a software problem that could briefly affect the "feel" of the anti-lock brakes on rough or slippery roads.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

"Ben approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom, with bold action and out-of-the-box thinking that has helped put the brakes on our economic freefall."

VOA: special.2009.08.28

Swan is optimistic that humans can take the necessary collective steps to address climate change and put the brakes on global warming.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

For now, the weakened real-estate market has put the brakes on eminent-domain takings by developers.

WSJ: Battle of the Beach

It turns out cancer shields itself by essentially putting the brakes on the human immune system.

WSJ: New Cancer Drugs Use Body's Own Defenses

That said, their profit-taking could put the brakes on any sharp climbs in price.

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