cockpit 主要指飛機或賽車的駕駛艙，也用於比喻指揮中心。
航空駕駛艙
EN: the compartment where the pilot and co-pilot control an aircraft.
翻譯: 飛機上飛行員與副駕駛操控飛機的隔間。
賽車駕駛艙
EN: the driver's compartment in a racing car or high-performance vehicle.
翻譯: 賽車或高性能車輛中駕駛員的座位空間。
指揮中心
EN: a place from where an activity is directed or controlled.
翻譯: 指揮或控制某項活動進行的中心場所。
歷史用法
EN: a sunken area on the deck of a sailing ship from which it was steered.
翻譯: 舊時帆船甲板上用來操控船舵的低窪區域。
小提醒：注意 cockpit 不只用在飛機上，賽車、船艦或比喻性的指揮中心也常用。
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1. the compartment in an aircraft where the pilot and sometimes the co-pilot sit and operate the controls
飛機上飛行員（有時包括副駕駛）操作控制裝置的駕駛艙
The captain entered the cockpit and began the pre-flight checks.
機長進入駕駛艙，開始進行飛行前檢查。
Modern aircraft cockpits are equipped with advanced digital displays.
現代飛機的駕駛艙配備了先進的數位顯示器。
2. the driver's compartment in a racing car or some other high-performance vehicles
賽車或其他高性能車輛的駕駛座艙
The driver was strapped tightly into the cockpit before the race began.
比賽開始前，車手被緊緊地固定在駕駛座艙內。
He climbed out of the cramped cockpit after finishing the rally.
完成拉力賽後，他從狹窄的駕駛座艙裡爬了出來。
3. a place or situation where many activities are controlled or where intense conflict occurs
控制多項活動或發生激烈衝突的地方或情境
The trading floor was the cockpit of financial activity during the market crash.
在市場崩盤期間，交易大廳是金融活動的激烈戰場。
The region has long been a cockpit of political strife.
該地區長期以來一直是政治鬥爭的角力場。
4. a sunken area in the deck of a small boat where the helmsman and crew sit
小型船隻甲板上供舵手和船員乘坐的低陷區域
We gathered in the cockpit as the sailboat heeled over in the strong wind.
當帆船在強風中傾斜時，我們聚集在舵手座艙裡。
Water rushed into the cockpit during the storm.
暴風雨期間，海水湧入了舵手座艙。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| in the cockpit | 在駕駛艙內 | The pilot was busy in the cockpit preparing for takeoff. (飛行員在駕駛艙內忙著準備起飛。) |
| cockpit of + [vehicle/aircraft] | ...的駕駛艙 | The cockpit of the vintage fighter plane was surprisingly small. (那架老式戰鬥機的駕駛艙小得出奇。) |
| enter/leave the cockpit | 進入/離開駕駛艙 | The co-pilot entered the cockpit and took his seat. (副駕駛進入駕駛艙並就座。) |
| from the cockpit | 從駕駛艙 | We had a fantastic view of the city from the cockpit. (我們從駕駛艙看到了城市的絕佳景色。) |
| cockpit crew / cockpit personnel | 駕駛艙機組人員 | The cockpit crew remained calm during the emergency. (緊急狀況下，駕駛艙機組人員保持冷靜。) |
EN:The captain and first officer conducted their pre-flight checks on the advanced flight deck.
翻譯:機長和副機長在先進的駕駛艙內進行了飛行前檢查。
EN:The race car's cockpit is designed for maximum safety and minimal weight.
翻譯:這輛賽車的駕駛座艙是為最大安全性和最輕重量而設計的。
EN:The new aircraft features a fully digital glass flight deck.
翻譯:這款新飛機配備了全數位化的玻璃駕駛艙。
在描述商用航空的駕駛空間時，使用 flight deck 更為精準專業，而在泛指各類交通工具的駕駛空間或使用比喻義時，則使用 cockpit。
cockpit vs cabin
「cockpit」專指飛機、賽車或船隻的駕駛艙，是駕駛員操作控制裝置的空間；「cabin」則泛指飛機、船隻或車輛的乘客艙、客艙或機艙，範圍較廣。
cockpit vs flight deck
「cockpit」和「flight deck」在航空領域常可互換，均指飛機駕駛艙。但「flight deck」更常用於大型商用或軍用飛機，聽起來更正式；「cockpit」則通用於各種航空器，包括小型飛機。
cockpit vs control room
「cockpit」特指交通工具（飛機、船、賽車）的駕駛艙；「control room」則指工廠、電廠、廣播電台或太空任務中心等地面設施的控制室，用於監控和操作複雜系統。
在非正式對話中，當引述或轉述他人對某個混亂、高壓或複雜情境的描述時，會使用這個比喻。 EN: He walked into the meeting and said, "It's a total cockpit in there—everyone's shouting over each other." 翻譯: 他走進會議室說：「裡面簡直像個駕駛艙——大家互相吼叫，亂成一團。」
EN:After the system crashed, my manager described the IT department as an absolute cockpit.
翻譯:系統崩潰後，我的經理形容 IT 部門簡直像個亂糟糟的駕駛艙。
用來強調某個地方或情境極度混亂、充滿壓力或需要高度專注，帶有誇張或生動的語氣。 EN: My kitchen was a cockpit this morning with both kids trying to help me cook. 翻譯: 今天早上我的廚房就像個駕駛艙，兩個孩子都想幫我煮飯，一片混亂。
EN:Don't go into the studio right now, it's a complete cockpit with the deadline looming.
翻譯:現在別進錄音室，截止日期快到了，裡面完全像個高壓的駕駛艙。
在思考如何描述一個混亂場面時，作為一個短暫的停頓填充詞，引出後續更具體的說明。 EN: The whole situation was just... cockpit, you know? People running around with no clear direction. 翻譯: 整個情況就是…像個駕駛艙，你懂嗎？大家跑來跑去，沒有明確方向。
EN:Trying to plan the event last minute felt like... a cockpit, honestly. Too many moving parts.
翻譯:在最後一刻籌劃活動感覺就像…一個駕駛艙，說真的。有太多變動因素了。
正式書寫注意：在正式報告、學術論文或專業文件中，應避免使用 "cockpit" 的比喻性口語用法。請使用更標準的詞彙，如 "chaotic situation"、"high-pressure environment" 或 "scene of confusion" 來描述混亂或高壓的情境，以保持語言的嚴謹與客觀。
cockpit crew
noun phrase
駕駛艙機組人員
cockpit voice recorder
noun phrase
駕駛艙語音記錄器（黑盒子的一部分）
enter the cockpit
verb phrase
進入駕駛艙
cockpit controls
noun phrase
駕駛艙控制裝置
from the cockpit
prepositional phrase
從駕駛艙
cockpit window
noun phrase
駕駛艙窗戶
cockpit door
noun phrase
駕駛艙門
cockpit of a racing car
noun phrase
賽車的駕駛座艙
×The pilot is sitting in the cockpit of the ship.
✓The pilot is sitting in the cockpit of the plane.
「cockpit」主要用於指飛機的駕駛艙。船隻的駕駛艙通常稱為「bridge」（艦橋）或「wheelhouse」（操舵室）。
×He entered into the cockpit.
✓He entered the cockpit.
動詞「enter」作為「進入」的意思時是及物動詞，後面直接接地點，不需要介系詞「into」。
×The cockpit's glasses were very clean.
✓The cockpit windows were very clean.
駕駛艙前方的透明部分稱為「windshield」或「cockpit windows」，而不是「glasses」。「Glasses」通常指眼鏡或玻璃杯。
×I want to be a cockpit when I grow up.
✓I want to be a pilot when I grow up.
「Cockpit」是飛機的一部分（地點），不是職業。駕駛飛機的職業是「pilot」（飛行員）。
×The cockpit is very noisy.
✓The cockpit can be very noisy.
描述駕駛艙的特性時，使用「can be」或「is often」比直接使用「is」更準確，因為其狀態（如噪音水平）會因飛機型號、飛行階段而異，並非總是如此。