英语释义

1. while driving
She fell asleep at the wheel.

片语

At the spinning wheel纺织歌

Lady at the Wheel飙车的女士

Woman at the WheelWoman at the Wheel (German: Frau am Steuer) is a 1939 German romantic comedy film directed by Paul Martin and starring Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch and Leo Slezak. It was the last German film featuring Harvey, who had been the leading box office star in Germany during the 1930s, although she made two further films after moving to France.

at the helm掌舵；掌权

Women at the Wheel女性是否可能创业成功

Sitting At The Wheel"Sitting at the Wheel" is a 1983 hit single by The Moody Blues, written by John Lodge. It was first released on November 19, 1983, only one week after their previous single, "Blue World," was released.

Driver at the wheel轮子上的驾驶

Asleep At The Wheel心不在焉

behind the wheel在驾驶；掌舵；主管

Mabel at the WheelMabel at the Wheel is a 1914 American-made motion picture starring Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand, and directed by Mabel Normand and Mack Sennett.

英汉例句

• German scientists have invented a device designed to prevent motorists from falling asleep at the wheel which could save 300, 000 lives a year around the world.

  德国科学家近日发明一种能够「防止司机开车时瞌睡」的监视器，据悉，这一新发明一旦问世，每年可以「拯救」30万民众的生命。

• It costs nothing to hide behind this defense, and who wants to admit that they were asleep at the wheel or not looking out the window?

  藏在这道防线后面不会付出任何成本，而谁又愿意承认自己开车时在方向盘上睡着了，或者根本没有观察窗外呢？

• Many who have fallen asleep at the wheel of an automobile can testify to this.

  很多在汽车的方向盘后睡着的人可以证明这点。

• Cell phone companies have been asleep at the wheel for years, loath to upgrade to expensive new networks when their old ones 「work just fine.」

  移动电话公司打盹开车好些年了，在自己的老网「工作得很好」的时候，它们不愿升级到昂贵的新网络去。

• She said periods of micro sleep were thought to be the most likely cause of people falling asleep at the wheel while driving.

  她说，一般认为，造成微睡眠多半像汽车驾驶司机驾车时打瞌睡。

• The United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was travelling behind Ronaldo, at the wheel of his own Bentley, at the time of the accident.

  车祸发生时，曼联门将范德萨正开着他自己的宾利车行驶在C罗的后面。

• Weighing the same as a small bag of sugar, but careering into his helmet with deadening force, the spring knocked Massa cold at the wheel of his speeding Ferrari.

  那个轻若一小包糖，但以致命的速度楔入他的头盔的弹簧，将马萨击倒在他飞速行驶的法拉里车的方向盘上。

• Many SUV buyers apparently picture themselves leading an adventurous lifestyle at the wheel of their cars but, in fact, few SUVs ever leave the road.

  很多SUV的买主显然想像自己开着他们的车过冒险生活，但事实上，少有SUV离开过马路。

• Loosen tie rod at the wheel carrier.

  松开车轮支架处的横拉桿。

• Crashes caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel tend to be high-speed ones, as they do not brake before crashing, increasing the risk of death or serious injury.

  由于司机在方向盘上打盹往往会造成高速行驶引发车祸，因为在发生碰撞之前司机们还来不及踩剎车，这也增加了车祸死亡或者严重伤害的几率。

• Crews found more than a dozen bodies, some trapped beneath homes flipped on their roofs, another at the wheel of his overturned car.

  搜救人员发现了超过一打的遗体，有些被困在自家翻倒的房顶上，有些在翻倒的汽车车轮下。

• Harder to notice was that the person at the wheel was not actually driving.

  就算你看到这辆车，你也不一定能注意到方向盘前的那个人其实并没有在驾驶。

• He was on the way home and a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and swerved right /into/ him.

  他驾车回家的时候被一辆卡车撞了。

• Russian media have already shown Prime Minister Putin at the wheel of massive racing truck, shirtless on a fishing excursion and tracking a tiger through the Siberian forest.

  此前，普京开越野卡车，半裸上身垂钓以及在西伯利亚丛林中英勇打虎的「轶事」已受到俄罗斯媒体的高度关注。