英语词汇“in the catbird seat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the catbird seat

North American informal In a superior or advantageous position: we’ll stay in the catbird seat in international agriculture...

For several years, design professionals sat in the catbird seat, able to parlay personnel shortages in a boom market into significant pay and benefit packages.
They enjoy being in the catbird seat, perched at a high elevation, with a commanding view of a vast expanse of open air, high above the landmass below.
‘Michael wants to know how the view is up there in the catbird seat,’ Norris replied.

Said to be an allusion to a baseball player in the fortunate position of having no strikes and therefore three balls still to play (a reference made in James Thurber's short story The Catbird Seat)

See parent entry: catbird

单词	in the catbird seat
释义	in the catbird seat North American informal In a superior or advantageous position: we’ll stay in the catbird seat in international agriculture... For several years, design professionals sat in the catbird seat, able to parlay personnel shortages in a boom market into significant pay and benefit packages. They enjoy being in the catbird seat, perched at a high elevation, with a commanding view of a vast expanse of open air, high above the landmass below. ‘Michael wants to know how the view is up there in the catbird seat,’ Norris replied. Said to be an allusion to a baseball player in the fortunate position of having no strikes and therefore three balls still to play (a reference made in James Thurber's short story The Catbird Seat) See parent entry: catbird
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