急刹车 (jí shā chē) — slam on the brakes (literally); to bring (something) to a sudden halt; to stop abruptly (figuratively)
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning to brake hard and suddenly, literally with a vehicle (急刹) or figuratively for any sudden stop. Often reduplicated as 急刹车 to show the motion vividly.
verb
slam on the brakes (literally)to bring (something) to a sudden haltto stop abruptly (figuratively)
Examples
- ，急刹车。Sī jī kàn dào qián miàn yǒu rén, mǎ shàng jí shā chē.The driver saw someone ahead and slammed on the brakes immediately.
- ，急刹车。Yóu yú zī jīn bù zú, zhè ge xiàng mù bù dé bù jí shā chē.Due to insufficient funds, this project had to come to a sudden halt.
- ，急刹车。Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, suǒ yǒu gōng zuò dōu jí shā chē le.Upon hearing this news, all work came to an abrupt stop.
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