The handbrake is the brake you work with your hand to keep a parked car from rolling.

The handbrake is the brakehandbrake 是那種煞車 you work with your hand你用手操作 to keep a parked car from rolling用來讓停好的車不會滑動.

In many older cars it is a lever between the front seats: you pull it up hard, and it holds the wheels still. In a lot of newer cars it is a small button or a pedal, but people still often call it the handbrake.

In many older cars在很多舊款車上, it is a lever between the front seats它是前座中間的一根拉桿: you pull it up hard你用力往上拉, and it holds the wheels still就能讓輪子固定不動. In a lot of newer cars在很多新款車上, it is a small button or a pedal它變成一個小按鈕或踏板, but people still often call it the handbrake但大家還是常常叫它 handbrake.

British speakers say handbrake; American speakers more often say parking brake, and some people still say emergency brake — though actually you use it for parking far more than for real emergencies.

British speakers say handbrake英式說法是 handbrake; American speakers more often say parking brake美式比較常說 parking brake, and some people still say emergency brake還有人會說 emergency brake — though actually不過其實 you use it for parking far more than for real emergencies你用它來停車的次數遠多過真正的緊急狀況.

You can use it as a verb too: to handbrake a car is to put that brake on. Drivers also talk about a handbrake turn, a sharp, showy turn that uses the handbrake to make the back of the car slide. That is not everyday parking.

You can use it as a verb too你也可以把它當動詞用: to handbrake a car is to put that brake onhandbrake 一輛車就是拉上這個煞車. Drivers also talk about a handbrake turn駕駛也會講 a handbrake turn, a sharp, showy turn一種急轉又很炫的甩尾轉彎 that uses the handbrake to make the back of the car slide用手煞車讓車尾滑出去. That is not everyday parking這可不是平常停車會做的事.