
好词典

复合词,由back(后部)和seat(座位)组成,最早记录于19世纪中期,用于描述马车或早期汽车的后排座位。
❶ 指车辆后排座位,通常位于驾驶员和前排乘客座位之后。也比喻次要或被动的位置。
“The kids were fighting over who got to sit in the backseat.”
(孩子们为谁坐后排座位争吵起来。)
“She left her bag on the backseat of the taxi.”
(她把包忘在了出租车后排座位上。)
backseat driver — 指坐在后排却不断指挥驾驶员的人,常用来形容喜欢对他人工作指手画脚的人。
“My wife is such a backseat driver when I'm parking the car.”
(我停车时,我妻子总爱在后排指手画脚。)
take a backseat — 主动退居次要位置,让其他人主导或承担主要责任。
“The CEO decided to take a backseat and let the new team lead the project.”
(CEO决定退居二线,让新团队主导这个项目。)