英语词组in the driver's seat是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

in the driver's seat

Theme: CONTROL

in control. (As if one were driving and controlling the vehicle.)

Now that Fred is in the driver's seat, there is a lot less criticism about how things are being done.Joan can't wait to get into the driver's seat and do what she can to turn things around.

Slang

in the driver's seat

Theme: DOMINANCE

mod. in control.

She's just not comfortable unless she's in the driver's seat.I'm in the driver's seat now, and I get to decide who gets raises.

in the driver's seat

In control; in a dominant or influential position. With the new CEO in the driver's seat, the company has turned in its most profitable quarter in years.

in the driver's seat

Fig. in control; in charge of things. (As if one were driving and controlling the vehicle.) Now that Fred is in the driver's seat, there is a lot less criticism about how things are being done. Joan can't wait to get into the driver's seat and do what she can to turn things around.

in the driver's seat

Also, in the saddle. In control, in a position of authority. For example, With the boss on vacation, Mr. Burns was in the driver's seat and enjoying it, or She waited until after the election, knowing that she'd be in the saddle then. The first expression dates from the 1800s, the second from the early 1600s. Also see at the helm.

in the driver's (or driving) seat

in charge of a situation.

1998 Times The deal would propel the no-nonsense Lancastrian into the driving seat at the UK's biggest generator.

in the driver’s seat

mod. in control. I’m in the driver’s seat now, and I get to decide who gets raises.

in the driver's seat

In control. The analogy here is obvious, but the actual expression did not become common until the nineteenth century. Lord Beaverbrook is quoted (New Statesman, 1963) as saying of David Lloyd George, “He did not care in which direction the car was travelling, so long as he remained in the driver’s seat.” See also in the saddle.

词组	in the driver's seat
释义	Idiom in the driver's seat Theme: CONTROL in control. (As if one were driving and controlling the vehicle.) Now that Fred is in the driver's seat, there is a lot less criticism about how things are being done.Joan can't wait to get into the driver's seat and do what she can to turn things around. Slang in the driver's seat Theme: DOMINANCE mod. in control. She's just not comfortable unless she's in the driver's seat.I'm in the driver's seat now, and I get to decide who gets raises. Idiom in the driver's seat in control of a situation. Huge consumer demand for electricity has put energy companies in the driver's seat. Related vocabulary: in the saddle in the driver's seat In control; in a dominant or influential position. With the new CEO in the driver's seat, the company has turned in its most profitable quarter in years. in the driver's seat Fig. in control; in charge of things. (As if one were driving and controlling the vehicle.) Now that Fred is in the driver's seat, there is a lot less criticism about how things are being done. Joan can't wait to get into the driver's seat and do what she can to turn things around. in the driver's seat Also, in the saddle. In control, in a position of authority. For example, With the boss on vacation, Mr. Burns was in the driver's seat and enjoying it, or She waited until after the election, knowing that she'd be in the saddle then. The first expression dates from the 1800s, the second from the early 1600s. Also see at the helm. in the driver's (or driving) seat in charge of a situation. 1998 Times The deal would propel the no-nonsense Lancastrian into the driving seat at the UK's biggest generator. in the driver’s seat mod. in control. I’m in the driver’s seat now, and I get to decide who gets raises. in the driver's seat In control. The analogy here is obvious, but the actual expression did not become common until the nineteenth century. Lord Beaverbrook is quoted (New Statesman, 1963) as saying of David Lloyd George, “He did not care in which direction the car was travelling, so long as he remained in the driver’s seat.” See also in the saddle.
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