Illness had put a brake on his progress.

疾病中止了他的进展。

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When engaging the automatic parking brake a slight groan creaked out from somewhere in the rear, a faint sound that put a faint frown on the face of the Volvo representative sitting in the back seat.

在使用自动泊车时，车后发出了一个细小的吱吱声。

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I put on the brake before the car knocked into the fire engine.

我踏下了制动器才没有撞到救火车上。

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Several commentators have pointed out that this could put the brake on commercial lending, and this in turn might hit the big football clubs.

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The Gulf of Mexico disaster will put a brake on new offshore drilling permits, particularly in deep water, for several months and perhaps years.

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And the very fact that it is being contested is going to put a brake on the ability of Microsoft to exploit that near monopoly position.

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