"slam the brakes on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 急煞車
• 猛踩煞車

Definition

突然用力踩下車輛煞車，使車急停。這個表達也可以指突然中斷某活動或過程。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，強調動作突然且猛烈。可用於實際駕駛或比喻（如“政策急煞車”）。較“踩煞車”更突兀、緊急。

Examples

I had to slam the brakes on when the dog ran into the road.

當狗衝到馬路上時，我不得不**急煞車**。

You should never slam the brakes on in the rain; it can be dangerous.

下雨時千萬別**猛踩煞車**，很危險。

He slammed the brakes on to avoid hitting the car in front.

為了避免撞到前面的車，他**急煞車**了。

When the company saw sales dropping, they slammed the brakes on hiring new staff.

公司看到銷售下滑時，立刻**急煞車**停止招聘新員工。

She was talking non-stop, so I had to slam the brakes on the conversation to get a word in.

她一直不停地說話，我只好**急煞車**中斷談話才能插嘴。

Everything was going smoothly until he slammed the brakes on the project without warning.

一切都很順利，直到他毫無預警地**急煞車**終止了這個項目。