put the brake on

基本解释

When you choose to find and see that which you think you lack it will put the brakes on you feeling down.
当你选择去寻找和发现你认为你缺乏的东西的时候，就给你的情绪滑落刹了车。
It is an issue that threatens not only to put the brakes on India's rapid recent economic growth but also to exacerbate the growing problem of inflation.
这个问题不但可能导致给印度近年高速增长的经济踩下刹车，同时还可能加剧日益严重的通胀问题。
Tanzania has usually been the one to put the brakes on the EAC, fearing it will be overrun with land speculators and better-educated Kenyans and Ugandans.
通常坦桑尼亚是EAC进展的减速器，因为担心共同体会让它被土地投机者和教育更好的肯尼亚人和乌干达人所控制。

"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,"

That said, their profit-taking could put the brakes on any sharp climbs in price.
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