A type of vehicle brake in which brake shoes press against the inside of a drum on the wheel.
（车辆的）鼓形制动器
Example sentencesExamples
Studies have shown that disc brakes grab faster and hold longer than drum brakes.
Single-piston vented front discs and rear drum brakes are standard equipment.
‘Their purchasing department told us that drum brakes cost less than discs,’ he said, ‘and that's true on a strict part-for-part basis.’
In addition, the plant produces corner modules, disc brake calipers, drum brakes and wheel cylinders.
Low-tech rear drum brakes have been standard for even high-level compact cars like the Civic and Corolla, but the Spectra fits solid discs in the rear combined with vented discs in the front.
Definition of drum brake in US English:
drum brake
nounˈdrəm ˌbrākˈdrəm ˌbreɪk
A type of vehicle brake in which brake shoes press against the inside of a drum on the wheel.
（车辆的）鼓形制动器
Example sentencesExamples
Low-tech rear drum brakes have been standard for even high-level compact cars like the Civic and Corolla, but the Spectra fits solid discs in the rear combined with vented discs in the front.
Studies have shown that disc brakes grab faster and hold longer than drum brakes.
‘Their purchasing department told us that drum brakes cost less than discs,’ he said, ‘and that's true on a strict part-for-part basis.’
Single-piston vented front discs and rear drum brakes are standard equipment.
In addition, the plant produces corner modules, disc brake calipers, drum brakes and wheel cylinders.