It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.
它在接近终点时，冲下了山坡，驾驶员费了好大劲才把车停下来。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 56 Faster than sound
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 驾驶员，司机;驱动器，驱动程序;驱逐者，驱赶者;（高尔夫球）球棒;
💡 driv驾驶+er表示人→驾驶员,司机
"That stupid lorry driver has gone and jammed our car in."
那个笨手笨脚的卡车司机走了,却把我们的车堵在这儿了.
近义：chauffeur, motor, propeller, thruster, booster, propellant
n. 麻烦;烦恼;故障;动乱;
vi. 费心;烦恼;
vt. 麻烦;使烦恼;折磨;
💡 turb = stir”表示”搅动”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我们在撬树根时遇到了很多麻烦.
近义：inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验，尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
downhill
[,daʊn'hɪl]
adv. 向山下;如下坡一般;每况愈下;
adj. 向下的，下降的;倾斜的;[体]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军
近义：steeply, downgrade
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族;
v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑（r=run）第一（ace，扑克a）
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义：hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反义：pace