"whip hand" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 优势
• 控制权

Definition

拥有“whip hand”表示你在某种情况下有控制权或占优势。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个短语较为正式，多用于新闻、评论中，而非日常对话。常与“have”连用：'have the whip hand'。指在局势、关系等层面具有优势或主导权。

Examples

In this discussion, she had the whip hand.

在这场讨论中，她占有**优势**。

The manager holds the whip hand over the staff.

经理对员工有**控制权**。

After winning the first round, the team has the whip hand.

赢了第一轮后，这支队伍取得了**优势**。

With the deadline so close, the client really has the whip hand in negotiations.

截止日期快到了，客户在谈判中确实有**优势**。

Parents have the whip hand when it comes to setting household rules.

在制定家庭规则时，父母拥有**控制权**。

Now that the tables have turned, she finally has the whip hand.

局势逆转后，她终于取得了**优势**。