driver ♦︎ motorist ♦︎ chauffeurThese are all words for sb who drives a vehicle.这些词均表示驾驶员、司机。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆speeding drivers / motorists◆to be sb's driver / chauffeur■driver [countable] a person who drives a vehicle驾驶员;司机;驾车者◆a bus / train / taxi / truck / lorry driver公共汽车/火车/出租车/卡车司机◆She's a good driver.她是个好司机。◆The ambassador and his driver were both killed in the explosion.大使和他的司机都在这次爆炸中遇难了。◆Many accidents involve drunk drivers.许多车祸都与酒后驾车有关。◆ (NAmE) Can I see your driver's license please?请出示一下您的驾驶执照好吗?◆a racing driver赛车选手◆ (BrE) a learner driver学开车的人◆ (NAmE) a student driver学开车的人ⓘ A driver's license (NAmE) is usually called a driving licence in British English.驾驶执照在美式英语中称作driver's license,在英式英语中通常叫做driving licence。■motorist [countable] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) a person who drives a car驾车者;开汽车的人◆The accident was reported by a passing motorist.那起事故是一名过路司机报告的。◆Motorists face being hit even harder by rising taxes.有车族将会因税率的上升而负担尤为加重。◆Police had to rescue stranded motorists.警察必须解救那些陷于困境的驾车人。NOTE辨析 Driver or motorist?Motorists only drive cars and they only drive their own cars, not other people's as a job. * motorist仅指开轿车的人,而且开的是自家的车,并非以替别人开车为职业◆a bus/train/taxi/truck/lorry motorist◆the ambassador and his motoristMotorist is usually used in journalism or in the plural to talk about car drivers as a group in society. Motorists are sometimes contrasted with other groups such as pedestrians(= people walking in the street, not travelling in a vehicle)and cyclists(= people riding bicycles). * motorist通常为新闻用语,其复数形式指驾车者这个社会群体,有时也用来与其他群体作对比,如pedestrian(行人)和cyclist(骑自行车的人)。■chauffeurˈʃəʊfə(r); NAmEʃoʊˈfɜːr [countable] a person whose job is to drive a car, usually for sb rich or important(富人或要人的)司机◆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。▸chauffeur
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[transitive] ◆He was chauffeured to all his meetings.他出席所有会议都由司机开车接送。
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