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他听到汽车刹车发出的尖锐的声音,然后就摔倒了。 He heard a screech of brakes and then fell down.
公共汽车猛然刹车停住了。 The bus jerked to a stop.
她一见路上有个小孩, 便猛踩刹车. As soon as she saw the child in the road, she jammed on her brakes.
汽车刹车失灵撞在墙上了. The brakes failed to grip (ie engage with and stop the wheels) and the car ran into a wall.
那孩子跑到汽车前面的路上, 司机猛踩刹车. The driver braked hard as the child ran onto the road in front of him.