chauffeur
/ˈʃəʊfə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ʃəʊˈfɜːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈshō-fər shō-ˈfər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈʃəʊ.fər/ (bre, ipa) · /ʃoʊˈfɝː/ (ame, ipa)
chauffeur — 名詞
- chauffeursingular
- chauffeursplural
1. a driver who is paid to take one person, family, or guest from place to place.
專車司機
受雇專門開車接送特定客人的司機
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.
飯店的專車司機拿著雨傘，在外面等我們和行李。
hotel's chauffeur
Ayana thanked the chauffeur for carrying her violin to the car.
Ayana 感謝那位司機幫她把小提琴搬到車上。
Noor's chauffeur drove her children home from school during the storm.
暴風雨那天，Noor 的專車司機把她的孩子們從學校接回家。
The actor hired a chauffeur for the awards dinner in downtown Taipei.
那位演員為了頒獎晚宴，在台北市區聘了一名專車司機。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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.
接送
像專車司機那樣開車載人往返
to take a person somewhere by car while acting as that person's driver.
Jessica chauffeured her grandparents to the clinic before sunrise.
Jessica 天還沒亮就開車接送祖父母去診所。
chauffeur + someone + to + place
After the concert, Gabriel chauffeured the singer back to the hotel.
演唱會後，Gabriel 開車接送那位歌手回飯店。
Owen spent Saturdays chauffeuring teammates between practice, lunch, and home.
Owen 每逢星期六都開車接送隊友往返練習、午餐和住家之間。
During the strike, Hao chauffeured his neighbor to work for a week.
罷工那一週，Hao 開車接送鄰居去上班。
- 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.