back-seat driver

英 [ˌbæk siːt ˈdraɪvə(r)] 美 [ˌbæk siːt ˈdraɪvər]

n.  对驾驶者指手画脚的乘客; 企图越权者



牛津词典

noun

  1. 对驾驶者指手画脚的乘客
    a passenger in a vehicle who keeps giving advice to the driver about how he or she should drive
    1. 企图越权者
      a person who wants to be in control of sth that is not really their responsibility

      柯林斯词典

      1. 对驾驶员指手画脚的乘客
        If you refer to a passenger in a car as a back-seat driver, they annoy you because they constantly give you advice.
        1. N-COUNT (尤指政客中)企图越俎代庖的人,干涉与己无关之事的人
          If you refer to someone, especially a politician, as a back-seat driver, you disapprove of them because they try to influence a situation that does not concern them.
          1. They accused the former prime minister of being a backseat driver.
            他们指责前首相越俎代庖。

        双语例句

        1. My assistant has become a bit of a back-seat driver and it's getting on my nerves.
          我的助手已变得有些多管闲事,因而使我觉得很是不安。
        2. No one likes Daphne because she's a back-seat driver.
          没人喜欢达芙妮,因为他是个后座司机。
        3. Don't ask Peter about the work, he's a back-seat driver.
          不要向彼得问有关这项工作的事,他是多管事的人。