聊到車,就勢(shì)必會(huì)用到 drive 這個(gè)單詞,那你們知道關(guān)于 drive 的短語(yǔ)嘛?可不是“開車”那么簡(jiǎn)單! 話不多說(shuō),今天外教 Max 老師和 Norah 老師就帶你來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)和 drive 有關(guān)的英文表達(dá)吧?? 一定一定要點(diǎn)開音頻 對(duì)照筆記一起學(xué)習(xí),效果最好。 01. 后座司機(jī),指手畫腳的人 Backseat driver A person who gives unwanted advice to the driver or someone who interferes in affairs without having the authority and knowledge to do so. Daisy is such a backseat driver, and she needs to stop interfering when I drive. No one asked for her advice. 黛西太愛(ài)指手畫腳了,我開車的時(shí)候她不能再干涉我了,而且也沒(méi)有人征求她的意見(jiàn)。 杰克試圖讓自己在這個(gè)問(wèn)題上聽起來(lái)像個(gè)權(quán)威,但實(shí)際上他是個(gè)愛(ài)指手畫腳的人。 02. 掌握主權(quán) To be in the driving seat To be in control of a situation. During negotiations, he felt he was in the driving seat. 在談判的時(shí)候,他感覺(jué)他占據(jù)了主導(dǎo)地位。 Teachers should be in the driving seat, otherwise students will do whatever they like. 老師應(yīng)該掌握主權(quán),不然學(xué)生們就會(huì)隨心所欲做自己想做的事情。 03. 成為(某人)背后的驅(qū)動(dòng)力 To be a driving force (behind sb) Someone or something that motivates and directs someone or something. His wife was the real driving force behind his success. 他的老婆是他成功背后的驅(qū)動(dòng)力。 錢不是我背后的驅(qū)動(dòng)力,這是我對(duì)職業(yè)的熱愛(ài)。 04. 把某件事情反復(fù)解釋得非常清楚 Dive (sth) home/ Drive home (sth) To say something clearly and with force so people understand. To drive home his point he repeated the sentence. 為了把論點(diǎn)講清楚,他把那句話重復(fù)了一遍。 My dad drove it home when he said I need to finish school or I will have to leave home. 我爸爸開車回家,他說(shuō)我必須完成學(xué)業(yè),否則我將不得不離開家。 05. 激怒某人 Drive sb crazy - To annoy or irritates someone. 鄰居的狗叫得我快瘋了。 It drives me crazy when you leave dirty dishes in the sink. 你把臟盤子留在水槽里,真讓我受不了。 That boring movie drove me crazy. 那部無(wú)聊的電影快把我逼瘋了。 06. 你到底想說(shuō)什么 What are you driving at? What do you really mean? Just what are you driving at? 你到底想說(shuō)什么? 你說(shuō):”他不適合這份工作?!澳愕降资鞘裁匆馑?? 07. 抬高/降低價(jià)格 Drive up / down the price - force the price up or down. The high demand for this product has driven the price up. 人們對(duì)這種產(chǎn)品的旺盛需求已經(jīng)推高了價(jià)格。 這個(gè)城市的新機(jī)場(chǎng)太吵鬧了,所以它壓低了這個(gè)地區(qū)的房?jī)r(jià)。 |
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