单词 | jake brake |
释义 | jake brakenoun An engine brake for truck diesel engines that cuts off fuel flow and interrupts the transfer of mechanical energy to the drive mechanism.Engine retarders, otherwise known as ‘jake brakes,’ shut down engine cylinders to use engine resistance to slow a truck....
Origin1980s: from the Jacobs Company, who invented the most common implementation of the technology that the brake is based on. |
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