brake學測 L3KK [ˈbrek] ｜ /ˈbreɪk/
煞車；煞車裝置·踩煞車；煞車·阻礙；抑制因素
常考轉品字，動詞名詞都愛考
The cyclist braked hard when the dog ran into the road.
腳踏車騎士看到狗衝進馬路，緊急煞車。
一個畫面：腳踩踏板減速
踩下踏板腳掌用力壓下踏板
輪胎減速摩擦力讓車輪慢下來
引申阻礙比喻讓進度慢下來的因素
義項
煞車踏板C1noun煞車；煞車裝置
The driver stepped on the brake when the light turned red.
燈號變紅時，駕駛踩了煞車。
step on the brakehit the brake
緊急煞車C1verb踩煞車；煞車
The bus braked suddenly and the passengers fell forward.
公車突然煞車，乘客都往前傾。
brake suddenlybrake hard
阻礙進度C1noun阻礙；抑制因素
Heavy rain was a brake on the school trip.
大雨成了校外教學的阻礙。
a brake on progressact as a brake
片語
step on the brake腳踩煞車 →踩下煞車
hit the brake緊急煞停 →緊急踩煞車
hand brake手動拉柄 →手煞車
a brake on growth拖慢成長 →抑制成長的因素
你會不會這樣說？
The car couldn't ___ in time and hit the wall. (brake / break)
看答案
brake
brake 指踩煞車，break 指打破，兩字同音但拼字、意思都不同。
'Heavy rain was a brake on the school trip.' 這裡的 brake 最接近哪個意思？(A) 煞車裝置 (B) 踩煞車動作 (C) 阻礙進度的因素
看答案
(C)
此句指雨阻礙校外教學，對應「阻礙進度的因素」義項。
字族
braking 煞車動作（動名詞）
順路看看
accelerate — brake 的反義，加速前進halt — 強調突然完全停止多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
接駁車行駛
The shuttle driver braked gently as the vehicle approached the office entrance.
接駁車接近辦公室入口時，駕駛輕踩煞車。
專案進度
Repeated design changes became a brake on the team's progress.
反覆修改設計成了拖慢團隊進度的因素。
詞族
brake noun 煞車裝置；抑制因素・brake verb 踩煞車・braked verb（過去式／過去分詞） 踩了煞車・braking verb（現在分詞） 正在煞車
四選一
The shuttle driver must ____ gently when approaching the loading area.
看答案
brake
情態助動詞 must 後接原形動詞 brake。braked 是過去式或過去分詞，brakes 是第三人稱單數形式，braking 是現在分詞，都不能直接接在此處的 must 後。
同義改寫
The shuttle driver braked gently as the vehicle approached the office entrance. → The shuttle driver applied the brakes gently as the vehicle approached the office entrance.
braked 與 applied the brakes 都表示使用煞車；兩句均保留輕踩煞車的方式與地點。
Repeated design changes became a brake on the team's progress. → Repeated design changes became a factor that slowed the team's progress.
a brake on 在此比喻拖慢進度的因素，改寫保留相同的因果關係。