老外说drive home不一定是要“开车送你回家”!这可真是误会大了!
聊到车,就势必会用到 drive 这个单词,那你们知道关于 drive 的短语嘛?可不是“开车”那么简单!
话不多说,今天外教 Max 老师和 Norah 老师就带你来学习和 drive 有关的英文表达吧⬇️
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对照笔记一起学习,效果最好。
01.
后座司机,指手画脚的人
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.
黛西太爱指手画脚了,我开车的时候她不能再干涉我了,而且也没有人征求她的意见。
杰克试图让自己在这个问题上听起来像个权威,但实际上他是个爱指手画脚的人。
02.
掌握主权
To be in the driving seat
To be in control of a situation.
During negotiations, he felt he was in the driving seat.
在谈判的时候,他感觉他占据了主导地位。
Teachers should be in the driving seat, otherwise students will do whatever they like.
老师应该掌握主权,不然学生们就会随心所欲做自己想做的事情。
03.
成为(某人)背后的驱动力
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驱动力。
钱不是我背后的驱动力,这是我对职业的热爱。
04.
把某件事情反复解释得非常清楚
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.
为了把论点讲清楚,他把那句话重复了一遍。
My dad drove it home when he said I need to finish school or I will have to leave home.
我爸爸开车回家,他说我必须完成学业,否则我将不得不离开家。
05.
激怒某人
Drive sb crazy - To annoy or irritates someone.
邻居的狗叫得我快疯了。
It drives me crazy when you leave dirty dishes in the sink.
你把脏盘子留在水槽里,真让我受不了。
That boring movie drove me crazy.
那部无聊的电影快把我逼疯了。
06.
你到底想说什么
What are you driving at?
What do you really mean?
Just what are you driving at?
你到底想说什么?
你说:”他不适合这份工作。“你到底是什么意思?
07.
抬高/降低价格
Drive up / down the price - force the price up or down.
The high demand for this product has driven the price up.
人们对这种产品的旺盛需求已经推高了价格。
这个城市的新机场太吵闹了,所以它压低了这个地区的房价。