放慢速度，制动，停止前进：指迅速踩下刹车以避免碰撞前方的车辆或停止前进。
... put on the brakes 踩刹车（感情方面） parity 同等，同位 nauseous 令人作呕的 ...
... [ brake ] 用以停止车辆、机器或其他机构运动的装置 [ put on the brakes ] 刹车 [ firmly fasten a load (on a vehicle) ] 用绳子把车上装载的东西紧勒在车上 ...
... [brake crank] 制动手柄 [put on the brakes;brake a vehicle suddenly by applying the brakes] 用闸止住车辆前进 [turn off a machine] 使机器停止运转 ...
... slow 慢的 put on the brakes 使用刹车(放慢工作速度)... slow up 使慢下来(减速...
She put on the brakes suddenly.
她突然踩了刹车。
But now you have to start to put on the brakes.
但是，现在你应该开始减速了。
The family has already put on the brakes on their spending.
这个家庭已经开始压缩他们的开销。
"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."
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Swan is optimistic that humans can take the necessary collective steps to address climate change and put the brakes on global warming.
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with bold action and outside-the-box thinking that has helped put the brakes on our economic free fall,"
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Now is the time to keep our foot on the gas, not put on the brakes.
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But it was too late, and although he tried to put on the brakes, his momentum carried him into the end zone.
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It can even put on the brakes if it senses a hazard.
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