brake
n. 制动器; 闸; 刹车
vt. & vi. 刹(车)
搭配：put on/apply the brake 刹车
1.His brakes failed on a steep hill.
他的刹车在陡峭的山路上失灵了。
2.She braked suddenly to avoid the dog.
为了不撞着那条狗, 她紧急刹车。
3.The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor.
司机猛的刹车刹到底。
4.They had to put a brake on the economy.
他们不得不限制经济发展的速度。
breed
n. 种, 品种
vt. & vi. 生育; 繁殖
vt. 饲养, 培养;引起, 招致
1.It makes her furious to see a good breed of sheep being treated cruelly.
看到品种优良的羊受到残忍的对待, 她非常气愤。
2.Rabbits breed quickly.
兔子繁殖很快。
3.She bred her daughter to become a statesman.
她把她的女儿培养为一名政治家。
4.Flies in food shops breed disease.
食品店里的苍蝇能引起疾病。
burden
n. 重负
vt. 加重压于, 使背负
1.The burden fell on the eldest son.
担子落在了长子身上。
2.The economy was further burdened by a flood of refugees.
难民大批涌来使经济负担愈加沉重。
3.She was glad to be relieved of this burden.
她很高兴去掉了这个包袱。
4.The secretary took on the burden of his work.
秘书承接了他工作的重担。
bypass
vt. 绕过, 避开;不顾
n. 旁道
1.He bypassed his colleagues on the board and went ahead with the deal.
他未征求董事会中同事的意见就做了这笔交易。
2.If we take the bypass we'll avoid the town centre.
我们走旁道就能绕过镇中心。
3.We managed to bypass the shopping centre by taking side-streets.
我们尽量走小路以绕过购物中心区。
4.The villagers are unanimous in their opposition to the building of a bypass.
村民一致反对修建旁道。
