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a chauffeur to sb
这里用 to 表示司机所服务的人，语气较正式。
He is a chauffeur to the British ambassador.
他是英国大使的专职司机。
司机
chauffeurs — plural of chauffeur
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
司机
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
He is a chauffeur to the British ambassador.
他是英国大使的专职司机。
受雇驾驶私人汽车或豪华租赁汽车(如加长轿车)的人。
A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).
消防车司机。
The driver of a fire truck.
The chauffeur opened the car door for the guests.
司机为客人们打开车门。
He worked as a chauffeur for a wealthy family in the city.
他曾在城里一个富裕家庭当司机。
The hotel arranged a chauffeur to take us to the airport.
酒店安排了一名司机送我们去机场。
这里用 to 表示司机所服务的人，语气较正式。
He is a chauffeur to the British ambassador.
他是英国大使的专职司机。
work as 后接职业名词，表示以某种职业为工作。
After retiring, he worked as a chauffeur for a wealthy family.
退休后，他给一个富裕家庭当司机。
Not this
He is chauffeur.
Use this
He is a chauffeur.
chauffeur 是可数名词单数，前面需要冠词。中文常省略冠词，英语中单数可数名词不能单独使用，要用 a。
Not this
The taxi chauffeur took me to the airport.
Use this
The taxi driver took me to the airport.
chauffeur 特指受雇开私人汽车的司机，不指出租车司机；出租车司机要说 taxi driver。中文'司机'含义较广，不能直接把 chauffeur 套用。
Not this
He works as a chauffer.
Use this
He works as a chauffeur.
chauffeur 是法语借词，正确拼写为 c-h-a-u-f-f-e-u-r，容易漏掉 u 或写成 chauffer。注意第二个音节是 -eur 而不是 -er。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
私人司机
The CEO arrived in a car with his private chauffeur.
首席执行官乘坐由他的私人司机驾驶的车到达。
雇佣司机
We hired a chauffeur for the wedding.
我们为婚礼雇了一名司机。
由司机驾驶的汽车
She was picked up in a chauffeur-driven car.
她被一辆由司机驾驶的汽车接走了。
担任司机
He works as a chauffeur for a wealthy family.
他为一个富裕家庭当司机。
司机服务
The hotel offers a chauffeur service to the airport.
这家酒店提供去机场的司机服务。
充当司机；给人开车
I spent the whole weekend playing chauffeur for the kids.
我整个周末都在给孩子们当司机。
我大约七八点开到房子前，冲司机喊：‘哟，哥们儿，回头见！’
The billionaire hired a chauffeur to drive him to every meeting.
这位亿万富翁雇了一名私人司机，载他去参加每一场会议。
Use chauffeurs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
助记联想：chauffeur 读音像 show+fur，想象私人司机穿着皮草(fur)开车，在老板面前‘秀’车技。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式职业介绍、私人司机服务 chauffeur 通常指受雇驾驶私人或公司车辆的司机，比 driver 更正式、更具体；多用于正式场合或职业描述。日常口语中比较常见的是 driver，用 chauffeur 会显得较正式。
chauffeurs
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