I suddenly pressed the brake pedal and we were both thrown forward.
我突然用力踩紧刹车踏板，结果我俩的身体都向前冲去。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 69 But not murder
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
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."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
近义：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反义：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
n. 踏板;脚蹬子;垂足线;
vt.& vi. 踩自行车的踏板;骑自行车;
adj. 脚的;踏板的;
💡 ped脚+al形容词后缀 → 用脚踏上的 → 踏板，踏脚
"The protests have forced the government to back-pedal on the new tax."
抗议活动已迫使政府撤销新的税目。
近义：treadle, foot
adv. 前进地;向前;至将来;提前地;
adj. 向前方的;迅速的;（社会、政治）进步的;早熟的;
vt. 促进，助长;（按新地址）转寄;发送;
n. 前锋;
💡 for前 + ward向... → ad.向前；今后，往后\r\nv.转发
"He leaned forward, his hands clasped tightly together."
他俯身向前，双手十字交错地紧握着。
近义：reship, patronize, promote, propitiate, support, uphold
反义：get, back, backward, rearward, fro
n. 制动器，闸;刹车;阻碍;
vt.& vi. 刹（车）;
💡 brake-break（同音）: 刹车-暂停 网友：yqy补充： 源自brace支撑，使防备
"He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile."
他正在修理汽车的刹车杆.
近义：slow, decelerate, stop, filix, bracken, fern
反义：speed, hasten