She pressed down hard on the gas pedal.

她用力踩下油门踏板。

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You'll have to pedal hard up this hill.

走上坡时你必须用力蹬车。

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"That was a tough race and I've got a lot of blisters on my braking foot as the pedal was very hard to push," he said.

这是很艰苦的比赛，在我的刹车一侧的脚上都起了不少水泡，因为刹车踏板踩起来很重。

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