"Jam on the brake" nghĩa là gì?

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"Jam on the brake" -> nghĩa là phanh gấp, hãm kẹt phanh, dừng đột ngột. 

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But if you ever find yourself in a situation where your car loses control, don’t panic (hoảng loạn). Most people tend to jam on the brake, which is probably the worst thing you can do.

"These things have a sequential gearbox (hộp số xe đua) in them, so all you have to do is pull a lever to go up and down a gear. So in that respect, it’s more of a sports car,” Pardus said. "The MX-5s also have ABS (anti-lock braking systems) on them, so you can go in the corner and really jam on the brake pedal.

Another time it nearly rolled off a very tall cliff (vách đá) to its certain demise but instead plowed through a pile of stacked coal near the edge and slowed down just enough for Dad, running in cowboy boots, to catch up, throw himself through the passenger's door, and jam on the brake mere feet from the precipice (vách đứng). Seeing as we lived on a hill, you'd think he would have remembered to set that e-brake.

As Patterson tried to jam on the brake, his flip flop became caught on the gas pedal and the car’s turbocharged (động cơ tăng áp) engine roared. Patterson veered (đổi hướng) to the right to avoid rear-ending the vehicle, sending his car flying through the corner of a curbside conference room in Pitt’s Eureka Building.

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