in the driving seat

/ɪn ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˌsiːt/NEUTRAL · B2
中文對應近似對應
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

  1. 1Now that she owns half the company, Aisha is firmly in the driving seat.
  2. 2The other buyers backed out, so now we're in the driving seat and can set the price.
  3. 3Leo has the only key to the studio, so he's in the driving seat when we book rehearsals.
  4. 4Two other firms want to hire Priya, which puts her in the driving seat in the salary talks.
  5. 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。

意思相近

「旅行」主題的更多慣用語

本主題全部 20 個慣用語與測驗 →
English Idioms

20 個主題、400 個慣用語,搭配讓你不再忘記的複習

這裡只有幾題。App 裡有 16 種練習模式、中文對應說法,以及提醒你何時該複習的間隔重複。

在 Google Play 下載