English Dictionary

brake

IPA（発音記号）

/bɹeɪk/

名詞

比喩的用法 廃用

The act of braking, of using a brake to slow down a machine or vehicle

日本語の意味

車両や機械の減速を目的としてブレーキを作動させる行為

He applied the brake suddenly to avoid hitting the cyclist.

彼はサイクリストにぶつからないように、急にブレーキをかけた。

意味（1）

The act of braking, of using a brake to slow down a machine or vehicle

give the car a quick brake

意味（2）

(engineering) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine or other motor by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.

意味（3）

(figuratively) Something used to retard or stop some action, process etc.

意味（4）

(military) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.

意味（5）

(obsolete) The winch of a crossbow.

意味（6）

(chiefly nautical) The handle of a pump.

意味（7）

A baker's kneading trough.

You shall kneade[…]first with handes‥lastly with the brake.

意味（8）

A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him.

意味（9）

An enclosure to restrain cattle, horses, etc.

He was shooting, and the field where the [cock-fighting] ring was verged on the shooting-brake where the rabbits were.

意味（10）

A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses.ᵂ

意味（11）

A carriage for transporting shooting parties and their equipment.ᵂ

It had been arranged as part of the day's programme that Mr. Cooke was to drive those who wished to go over the Rise in his new brake.

意味（12）

That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn.

brakes （ plural ）