"put the brakes on" in Chinese (Simplified)

刹车制止

Definition

减慢、停止或限制某事的发展，尤其是指进展、活动或计划。

这是一个稍带口语的习惯用语，多用于商业、政治或日常对话，表示阻止、减缓某事发展。如：'put the brakes on spending'。并非指真正的刹车。

The government decided to put the brakes on the new law.

政府决定**刹车**这项新法律。

They had to put the brakes on spending when the company lost money.

公司亏损时，他们不得不**制止**开支。

Parents sometimes need to put the brakes on their children's activities.

父母有时需要**刹车**孩子的活动。

If we don't put the brakes on climate change soon, it might be too late.

如果我们不尽快**阻止**气候变化，可能就太晚了。

The project was moving too fast, so management decided to put the brakes on.

项目进展太快，管理层决定**刹车**。

We really need to put the brakes on before things get out of hand.

在事情失控之前，我们真的需要**踩刹车**。