in the driving seat
/ɪn ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˌsiːt/NEUTRAL · B2
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掌舵
字面意思: «坐在駕駛座上»
意思
in control of a situation
處於掌控局面的位置.
例句
- 1Now that she owns half the company, Aisha is firmly in the driving seat.
- 2The other buyers backed out, so now we're in the driving seat and can set the price.
- 3Leo has the only key to the studio, so he's in the driving seat when we book rehearsals.
- 4Two other firms want to hire Priya, which puts her in the driving seat in the salary talks.
- 5Who's in the driving seat on this project? Who makes the final decisions?
文法
固定片語。通常用在 be 或 put 之後。美式英語說 in the driver's seat。
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