I suddenly pressed the brake pedal and we were both thrown forward.
我突然用力踩緊剎車踏板，結果我倆的身體都向前沖去。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 69 But not murder
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
?? sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他發覺自己醒了過來，而且高度警覺。
近義：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反義：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
n. 踏板;腳蹬子;垂足線;
vt.& vi. 踩自行車的踏板;騎自行車;
adj. 腳的;踏板的;
?? ped腳+al形容詞后綴 → 用腳踏上的 → 踏板，踏腳
"The protests have forced the government to back-pedal on the new tax."
抗議活動已迫使政府撤銷新的稅目。
近義：treadle, foot
adv. 前進地;向前;至將來;提前地;
adj. 向前方的;迅速的;（社會、政治）進步的;早熟的;
vt. 促進，助長;（按新地址）轉寄;發送;
n. 前鋒;
?? for前 + ward向... → ad.向前；今后，往后\r\nv.轉發
"He leaned forward, his hands clasped tightly together."
他俯身向前，雙手十字交錯地緊握著。
近義：reship, patronize, promote, propitiate, support, uphold
反義：get, back, backward, rearward, fro
n. 制動器，閘;剎車;阻礙;
vt.& vi. 剎（車）;
?? brake-break（同音）: 剎車-暫停 網友：yqy補充： 源自brace支撐，使防備
"He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile."
他正在修理汽車的剎車桿.
近義：slow, decelerate, stop, filix, bracken, fern
反義：speed, hasten