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driver of [vehicle]
强调司机与所驾车辆的关系。
The driver of the bus honked the horn.
公交车司机按了喇叭。
司机
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
司机
a person who drives a motor vehicle
The driver of the bus honked the horn.
公交车司机按了喇叭。
此处指驾驶车辆的人；计算机等设备中的“驱动器/驱动程序”不在此条。
驾驶某物的人
One who drives something.
机动车驾驶员
the operator of a motor vehicle
驱动其他事物的东西
Something that drives something else.
驾驭拉车动物的人
someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
The bus driver stopped at every station to let passengers on and off.
公交车司机在每个站都停下来让乘客上下车。
My uncle works as a truck driver and spends most of his week on the highway.
我叔叔是一名卡车司机，一周大部分时间都在高速公路上度过。
Please remember that the driver is responsible for the safety of everyone in the car.
请记住，司机要对车内所有人的安全负责。
强调司机与所驾车辆的关系。
The driver of the bus honked the horn.
公交车司机按了喇叭。
计算机相关语境中，指驱动程序的安装。
Please install the driver for the printer.
请安装打印机的驱动程序。
用于表示特定类型的职业司机。
She applied for a job as a train driver.
她申请了火车司机的工作。
Not this
I need a driver license.
Use this
I need a driver's license.
中文学习者容易遗漏名词所有格，driver's license 中 's 表示所属关系，意为‘驾驶员的执照’。
Not this
He is a driver now.
Use this
He is driving now.
driver 指的是职业或身份，而非正在进行的动作。表示‘正在开车’应用动词 drive 的进行时。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
细心的司机
He is known as a very careful driver.
他被称为非常细心的司机。
酒后驾车者
The accident was caused by a drunk driver.
事故是由一名酒后驾车者造成的。
驾驶执照
She passed her driver's license test last week.
她上周通过了驾驶执照考试。
出租车司机
The taxi driver helped me with my luggage.
出租车司机帮我搬了行李。
设备驱动程序
You need to update the device driver for the printer.
你需要更新打印机的设备驱动程序。
安装驱动程序
Make sure to install the driver before using the hardware.
使用硬件前请确保安装驱动程序。
处于掌控地位
After the promotion, she is now in the driver's seat for the project.
升职后，她现在掌控着这个项目。
指手画脚的人
My father is a backseat driver; he always tells me how to park even though I've been driving for years.
我父亲是个指手画脚的人；尽管我已经开车多年，他还是总告诉我该怎么停车。
开慢车的人
We were late because we got stuck behind a Sunday driver on the highway.
我们迟到了，因为在高速公路上被一个开慢车的人堵住了。
我上周拿到了驾照。
The driver checked the oil levels.
驾驶员检查了油量。
我是一名出租车司机。
The driver of the getaway car was arrested.
逃逸车辆的司机被逮捕了。
Use driver naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：drive（驾驶）+r（人）=驾驶员，想象司机开车时手握方向盘。
neutral
Only 'diver' rhymes with 'driver' (/draɪvər/). Words like 'giver', 'liver', 'river', 'shiver', and 'quiver' have a short 'i' sound (/ɪ/) and do not rhyme, though they share the '-iver' spelling.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.