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夏天真不是学车的好日子。对于有点晕车的我来说,夏天还要学车那无异于是火上浇油,整个人都蔫了吧唧的,没有一点精神。

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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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。

  • Jake tries to sound like an authority on the subject but he's actually a backseat driver.

    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。

  • Money wasn't the driving force behind me. It was the love of my business.

    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

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.

  • My neighbour's dog barking is driving me crazy.

    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。

  • Thatboring 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?

  • You said, "He's not the right person for the job." What were you driving at?

    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。

  • The new airport in the city is so noisy, so it's driven down house prices in the area.

    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。

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