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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

driver ['draɪvər]
  1. 1. noun [c] [of own car] 驾驶员
  2. 2. noun [of taxi, bus, lorry, train] 司机
  3. 3. noun (chauffeur) 司机

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

driver [draɪvər] [ 'draɪvə]
  1. 1. noun 驾驶者;尤指(汽车司机驾驶员;赶车人,马车夫
    The engine driver saw somewhere in the distant.
    火车司机望向远方。
    Michael is an excellent engine driver.
    迈克尔是个优秀的火车司机。
    My mom is a Sunday driver.
    妈妈是不常开车的生手。
  2. 2. noun 驾驶者;尤指赶牲口的人,牧民
  3. 3. noun 驾驶者;尤指监工工头
    My boss is a real slave driver.
    我们老板真苛刻,就知道逼我们干活。
  4. 4. noun 驱动(或传动)物;尤指槌,木槌;锤,榔头;夯,打桩机
    The driver for this program is not working well.
    这个程序的驱动程序不好用。
    You must download on internet the driver files.
    你必须在网上下载这个驱动文件。
    A pile-driver is a mechanical device used to drive piles into soil to provide foundation support for buildings or other structures.
    打桩机这种机械设备,是用来把桩子打进土里,给大楼和其他建筑物打地基用的。
  5. 5. noun [golf] 一号木杆
  6. 6. noun [mechanics] 驱动(或传动)物;尤指传动装置传动轮;策动器
    In this place there are several contractors that provide winding engine drivers.
    这个地方有几个承包商能提供卷扬机司机。
  7. 7. noun [computer] 驱动驱动程序
    video driver
    显卡驱动显卡驱动程序

Collins English-English Dictionary

driver ['draɪvə]
  1. 1. n a person who drives a vehicle
  2. 2. n a person who drives animals
  3. 3. n a mechanical component that exerts a force on another to produce motion
  4. 4. n [golf] a club, a No. 1 wood, with a large head and deep face for tee shots
  5. 5. n [electronics] a circuit whose output provides the input of another circuit
  6. 6. n [computing] a computer program that controls a device
  7. 7. n something that creates and fuels activity, or gives force or impetus

Examples

His taxi driver was a woman.
他坐的那辆出租车开车的是个女司机。
The guy whom Mary married is a taxi driver.
玛丽嫁给了一个出租车司机。 whom
Because the taxi driver went the long way around it took me 40 minutes to get here.
因为出租车司机绕了一个远儿,所以我花了40分钟才到这儿。 around
The driver tried to cheat me by not running the meter.
司机想要不打表骗我。 meter
A lorry driver narrowly escaped with his life after the lorry flipped over the embankment.
卡车冲出筑堤,司机险些丧命。 lorry
The patrolman signaled for the speeding driver to pull over.
巡警发出信号警告那名超速驾驶的司机靠边停下。
All people in our town recognize the home bus driver.
镇上每个人都能认出这个本地司机。
A truck driver crashed with a wall.
一个卡车司机开车撞到了墙上。
The driver manages to save the girl from falling, but only at the cost of injuring himself.
司机费了好大劲不让那个女孩摔倒,但是自己却受了伤。
Last night a learner driver was caught doing 203 kilometers an hour.
昨晚一个新手司机车速高达203迈,被逮了个正着。

nciku Note

back seat driver 后座上的司机?

back seat driver My older brother is a " back seat driver ," and it drives me crazy. “back seat driver”就是坐在汽车后座上颐气指使、喋喋不休的那个人。就是说这个人凡事都要插上一嘴。 The term "back seat driver" refers to someone who is seated in the backseat of a car, and gives out too much advice to the driver of the car. It means someone who watches and criticizes.

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