put on the brakes
基本解释
- 刹住；使用刹车
英汉例句
- But now you have to start to put on the brakes .
但是现在你不得不要开始学会刹车。 - “Somebody has to put on the brakes,” he says.“If Norway doesn't, who will?
他讲道，“总要有人踩住刹车，如果挪威不来做，谁会去做？” - Put on the brakes and prepare yourself for some backtracking as this eclipse sends a signal that you need to exercise self-restraint.
刹车，准备好原路返回，因为这次月食显示你需要自我克制。 - "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."
- Swan is optimistic that humans can take the necessary collective steps to address climate change and put the brakes on global warming.
- with bold action and outside-the-box thinking that has helped put the brakes on our economic free fall,"
- Now is the time to keep our foot on the gas, not put on the brakes.
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