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seat /siːt/► SEE ALL(fly) by the seat of your pantstake a back seatin the box seatbe in the catbird seatin the driving seaton the edge of your seat/chairin the hot seathave a ringside seat/view
●(fly) by the seat of your ˈpantsact without careful thought and without making a plan in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and successful 凭直觉碰运气；无计划地瞎碰◆He made careful plans and then found that everything had changed at the last minute, so in the end he had to fly by the seat of his pants.
他制订了周密的计划，可是后来发现在最后一刻一切都发生了变化，最后他只好凭感觉行事。 ORIGIN This idiom was first used by pilots to describe flying by using the way the plane felt as a guide to its condition. The seat of your pants is the part of your trousers/pants that you sit on. 这个习语最初由飞行员所使用，用以描述飞机根据其状态自行导航进行的飞行。seat of one ’ s pants 指裤子的后裆。●take a back ˈseatchange to a less important role or function 起次要作用；退居次要地位◆After forty years in the business, it’s time for me to take a back seat and let someone younger take over.
在商海中拼杀了四十年，现在我该退居二线，让年轻人来接班了。 OPP in the driving seat ●in the ˈbox seat (AustralE, NZE, informal) in a position in which you have an advantage 处于有利的位置◆Australia is in the box seat to reclaim the trophy following its record win over Ireland.在创纪录战胜爱尔兰后，澳大利亚有望重夺奖杯。●be in the ˈcatbird seat (NAmE) have an advantage over other people or be in control of a situation 处于有利地位；控制着局势◆After his recent success, the president is sitting in the catbird seat.在最近获得胜利之后，总统现已掌控大局。◆With prices falling dramatically, buyers seem to be in the catbird seat.随着价格急剧下跌，买家似乎处在有利的地位。●in the ˈdriving seat (BrE) (NAmE in the ˈdriver’s seat) managing or controlling sth, for example a business 处于（企业等的）管理或控制地位◆With a younger person in the driving seat, we can expect some big changes in the company.年轻人掌权，公司可望发生很大的变化。 OPP take a back seat ●on the ˌedge of your ˈseat/ˈchairvery excited and giving your full attention to sth 非常激动；全神贯注◆The film was so exciting it had me on the edge of my seat right until the last moment.电影刺激极了，我自始至终都处于紧张兴奋状态。●in the ˈhot seat (informal) a position of responsibility in which you must deal with difficult questions, criticism or attacks 处境尴尬；处于困境◆Our radio phone-in today is on transport, and the Minister of Transport will be in the hot seat, ready to answer your questions.今天我们的听众来电直播节目的主题是交通，交通部长将会直面大家的质疑和批评，并回答大家的问题。●have a ringside ˈseat/ˈview (informal) be in a very good position to see sth happen 处于绝佳的观看位置◆My flat overlooks the central square, so I had a ringside view of the demonstration.从我的公寓正好可以俯瞰中心广场，所以我可以清楚地看到示威的情况。 NOTE At a boxing match or a circus, a ringside seat is one which is closest to the ring. * ringside seat 指拳击台或马戏场的最前排座席。 |