It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
它在接近終點時，沖下了山坡，駕駛員費了好大勁才把車停下來。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 56 Faster than sound
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 駕駛員，司機;驅動器，驅動程序;驅逐者，驅趕者;（高爾夫球）球棒;
?? driv駕駛+er表示人→駕駛員,司機
"That stupid lorry driver has gone and jammed our car in."
那個笨手笨腳的卡車司機走了,卻把我們的車堵在這兒了.
近義：chauffeur, motor, propeller, thruster, booster, propellant
n. 麻煩;煩惱;故障;動亂;
vi. 費心;煩惱;
vt. 麻煩;使煩惱;折磨;
?? turb = stir”表示”攪動”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我們在撬樹根時遇到了很多麻煩.
近義：inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
adj. 令人難于忍受的;難堪的;令人厭煩的;
v. 試圖( try的現在分詞);試驗，嘗試;審訊;
?? try(考驗)+ing(形容詞后綴)→難堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
試圖重返歌壇的已經上了年紀的流行音樂歌星
近義：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
downhill
[,da?n'h?l]
adv. 向山下;如下坡一般;每況愈下;
adj. 向下的，下降的;傾斜的;[體]下降滑雪的;
n. 下坡路;滑降;
"Italy's champion downhill racer"
意大利的山坡速降滑雪冠軍
近義：steeply, downgrade
n. 賽跑;人種;競爭;民族;
v. 參加比賽;快速移動;空轉;
?? 比賽跑（r=run）第一（ace，撲克a）
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大為懊惱的是他賽跑沒獲勝.
近義：hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反義：pace