wheelhouse

noun
🔊/ˈwiːlhaʊs/
🔊/ˈwiːlhaʊs/
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  1. a small cabin with walls and a roof on a ship where the person controlling the direction in which the ship moves stands at the wheel(船上的)操舵室,驾驶室Topics Transport by waterc2
  2. (North American English) a person's area of expert knowledge or experience
    • in somebody's wheelhouse The movie has superstar DiCaprio in a role that is right in his wheelhouse.电影中,超级巨星狄卡普里奥(DiCaprio)的角色正好在他的驾驶室中。
  3. (in baseball棒球) if a pitch (= throw of the ball) is in your wheelhouse, it is in the area where it is easiest to hit
    • The ball was in Escobar's wheelhouse and he hammered it to right-center field.球在埃斯科瓦尔的轮屋里,他把球打到右中场。