take the wheel

/teɪk ðə wiːl/· verb phrase

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Chinese meaning

掌控主导权；接管（字面：掌舵）

接jiē过guò方fāng向xiàng盘pán，自zì己jǐ说shuō了le算suàn

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员yuán工gōng自zì主zhǔ安ān排pái工gōng作zuò日rì，不bù再zài迁qiān就jiù公gōng司sī

Example

Now, one of America's biggest agricultural businesses is letting employees take the wheel in shaping their workdays instead of asking them to fit around the job.

如今，美国最大的农业企业之一正让员工自己掌控工作日安排，而不是要求他们迁就固定的工作时间。

Source: Fortune · 12 Jul 2026

Background ✎

农nóng业yè巨jù头tóuLand O'Lakes让ràng员yuán工gōng自zì选xuǎn上shàng班bān日rì期qī和hé时shí间jiān，弹tán性xìng岗gǎng位wèi的de申shēn请qǐng量liàng比bǐ全quán职zhí岗gǎng位wèi高gāo出chū25%。

Roots · etymology

字面"接过方向盘"引申为掌控局面

take（拿）+ the wheel（方向盘）

Collocations

let someone take the wheel / take the wheel of a project / take the wheel in shaping X

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美企推自选排班弹性岗位应聘量超全职两成五员工自主安排工作日，不再迁就公司