chauffeur
/ˈʃəʊfə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ʃəʊˈfɜːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈshō-fər shō-ˈfər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈʃəʊ.fər/ (bre, ipa) · /ʃoʊˈfɝː/ (ame, ipa)
chauffeur — noun
- chauffeursingular
- chauffeursplural
1. a driver who is paid to take one person, family, or guest from place to place.
a driver who is paid to take one person, family, or guest from place to place.
The hotel's chauffeur waited outside with an umbrella and our bags.
hotel's chauffeur
Ayana thanked the chauffeur for carrying her violin to the car.
Noor's chauffeur drove her children home from school during the storm.
The actor hired a chauffeur for the awards dinner in downtown Taipei.
- driver
the general word and not necessarily a hired personal one
- private driver
stresses service for one family or employer
- car service driver
often used for booked transport rather than full-time personal work
- passenger
travels in the car instead of driving it
文法句型
work as + a chauffeur
hire + a chauffeur + for + event
chauffeur + for + family/hotel/company
用法筆記
Usually refers to someone who is employed to drive a particular person, family, or guest rather than any driver on the road. It often suggests private, hotel, or luxury transport.
常見錯誤
chauffeur — verb
- chauffeurpresent simple I / you / we / they
- chauffeurs3rd person singular
- chauffeuring-ing form
- chauffeuredpast simple
1. to take a person somewhere by car while acting as that person's driver.
to take a person somewhere by car while acting as that person's driver.
Jessica chauffeured her grandparents to the clinic before sunrise.
chauffeur + someone + to + place
After the concert, Gabriel chauffeured the singer back to the hotel.
Owen spent Saturdays chauffeuring teammates between practice, lunch, and home.
During the strike, Hao chauffeured his neighbor to work for a week.
- ride with
travel as a passenger rather than as the driver
文法句型
chauffeur + someone + to + place
chauffeur + someone + from + place
chauffeur + someone + between + places
用法筆記
This verb is much less common than the noun and usually appears when the driver is taking responsibility for another person's travel. It normally takes the person being driven as the direct object.