悉数生活中各式各样的seat是什么意思

Seat这个词,我们再熟悉不过了,它的中文意思是“座位”.我们的生活中有各种各样的座位,比如汽车上的驾驶座、看台上的观摩座等等.这些座位在不同的语境里会表示不同的意思.
各种各样的座位
1.I am very fortunate to get the ringside seat to the event.
我很幸运能够近距离观摩这个活动.
(ringside seat:拳击比赛中靠近拳击台的观察席位,此处比喻为近距离观察.)
2.The consumer is in the driving seat due to the huge range of goods on the market.
由于市场上商品大量堆积,现在是消费者在掌控大局.
(driving seat:驾驶座,这里 表示“掌控大局”.)
3.You must rent this video.It keeps you on the edge of your seat right up to the end.
你一定得租这部电影看看,它会让你从头到尾都聚精会神.
(keep someone on the edge of the seat:让某人保持浓厚兴趣)
4.Aunt Mary drives us all crazy with her instructions; she's an incurable backseat driver.
玛丽姑妈指来点去的,简直要把我们逼疯了.她瞎乱指挥的毛病真的无可救药了.
5.She does not have to take a back seat to any singer of her time.
同任何一位同时代的歌唱家相比,她都毫不逊色.
(take a back seat:做在后排座位,喻指甘居人后,允许他人领先.