| 词汇 |
chauffeur |
| 释义 |
chauffeur noun /ˈʃəʊfə(r)/ /ʃəʊˈfɜːr/ - a person whose job is to drive a car, especially for somebody rich or important(尤指富人或要人的)司机
- His chauffeur was waiting in the street outside.他的司机在外面的街上等着。
- They were met at the airport by a chauffeur in uniform.他们在机场由一名穿制服的司机迎接。
- The newly-weds set off in a chauffeur-driven limousine.那对新人坐上由专职司机开的豪华轿车出发了。
- He needs someone to act as bodyguard and chauffeur.他需要有人充当保镖兼司机。
- Her former chauffeur sold his story to a newspaper.她的前司机把他的故事卖给了一家报纸。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1, Jobsc1 Collocations Dictionarychauffeur + verb- drive (somebody/something)
phrases 词源late 19th cent. (in the general sense ‘motorist’): from French, literally ‘stoker’ (by association with steam engines), from chauffer ‘to heat’.
chauffeur verb /ˈʃəʊfə(r)/ /ʃəʊˈfɜːr/ - chauffeur somebody to drive somebody in a car, usually as your job为某人开车;当司机
- He was chauffeured to all his meetings.他由司机开车送去参加所有的会议。
- a chauffeured limousine有专职司机驾驶的豪华轿车
- With young children, you spend a lot of your time chauffeuring them around to all their various activities.对于年幼的孩子,你花很多时间开车带他们去参加各种各样的活动。
词源late 19th cent. (in the general sense ‘motorist’): from French, literally ‘stoker’ (by association with steam engines), from chauffer ‘to heat’.
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