drive

drive
(past drove ; past participle driven )
  1. [no obj., usu. with adverbial of direction]operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
    驾驶（机动车辆），驾车，开车
    he got into his car and drove off.
    他上了自己的车，然后开走了。
    they drove back into town.
    他们驱车返回城里。
    ■[with obj.]own or use (a specified type of motor vehicle)
    拥有，使用（某种机动车）
    Sue drives an estate car.
    苏开一辆旅行车。
    ■[no obj.]be licensed or competent to drive a motor vehicle
    有驾照，会开车
    I take it you can drive?.
    我想你会开车吧？。
    ■[with obj.]convey (someone) in a vehicle, especially a private car
    （尤指用私家车）开车送（某人）
    his wife drove him to Regent's Park.
    他妻子开车把他送到摄政王公园。
  2. [with obj. and adverbial of direction]propel or carry along by force in a specified direction
    将…（朝某方向）推动，带动
    the wind will drive you onshore.
    风会把你吹到岸边。
    ■[no obj.](of wind, water, or snow) move or fall with great force
    （风、雨水或雪）猛吹，猛降，猛冲
    the snow drove against him.
    雪猛烈地吹向他。
    ■[with obj.](of a source of power) provide the energy to set and keep (an engine or piece of machinery) in motion
    （动力）驱动（引擎，机器）
    turbines driven by steam.
    由蒸汽驱动的涡轮机。
    ■(Electronics)(of a device) power or operate (another device)
    (电子)（一装置）驱动（另一装置）
    the interface can be used to drive a printer.
    这一界面可被用来驱动打印机。
    ■[with obj.]force (a stake or nail) into place by hitting or pushing it
    钉，打，敲（桩，钉）
    nails are driven through the boards.
    钉子被从板子上钉穿过去。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial]bore (a tunnel)
    开凿，打通，钻，挖（隧道）
    ■(in ball games) hit or kick (the ball) hard with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot
    （球类运动）猛抽，猛击，抽（球）
    ■[with obj.](Golf)strike (a ball) from the tee, typically with a driver
    (高尔夫)（从发球座，尤指用发球棒）发（球）
  3. [with obj. and adverbial of direction]urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction
    赶，驱赶
    they drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city.
    他们赶着一群羊穿过市中心。
    ■[with obj.]urge forward and direct the course of (an animal drawing a vehicle or plough)
    驾驭，驾，赶（拉车或犁的牲畜）
    ■[with obj.]chase or frighten (wild animals) into nets, traps, or into a small area where they can be killed or captured
    围赶（猎物），围猎
    all the clan were up on the hill before dawn, ready to drive the deer.
    家族里所有的人都在拂晓前上了山，准备围赶鹿。
    ■compel to leave
    赶走，驱逐
    troops drove out the demonstrators.
    军队把示威者驱逐了出去。
    he wanted to drive me away.
    他想把我赶走。
  4. [with obj.](一般作 be driven)(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate
    （事实，感情）迫使，逼迫
    he was driven by ambition.
    他是受了野心的驱使。
    [with obj. and infinitive]some people are driven to murder their tormentors.
    有些人被迫杀了折磨他们的人。
    [as adj. driven]my husband is a driven man.
    我丈夫是个有紧迫感的人。
    ■[with obj.]bring (someone) forcibly into a specified negative state
    将（某人）逼得
    the thought drove him to despair.
    这个想法逼得他陷入绝望中。
    [with obj. and complement]my laziness drives my wife crazy.
    我的懒惰都快把我妻子逼疯了。
    ■[with obj.]force (someone) to work to an excessive extent
    迫使（某人）拼命工作，迫使（某人）过度工作
    you're driving yourself too hard.
    你把自己逼得太紧了。
noun
  1. a trip or journey in a car
    驱车旅行
    they went for a drive in the country.
    他们驱车去乡村旅行。
    ■[in names]a street or road
    街，路，大道
    Hammond Drive.
    哈蒙德大道。
    ■(亦作 driveway)a short road leading from a public road to a house
    （由住宅通向公路的）私人车道
  2. (Psychology)an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need
    (心理)内驱力
    her emotional and sexual drives.
    她的感情内驱力和性内驱力。
    ■[mass noun]the determination and ambition of a person to achieve something
    决心，雄心，动力
    his drive and energy helped Leeds to four cup finals.
    他的决心和体力帮助利兹队四次进入奖杯决赛。
  3. an organized effort by a number of people to achieve a particular purpose
    （有组织、有目的的）活动，运动
    a recruitment drive by the police.
    警方组织的一次招募。
    ■(Brit.)an organized gathering to play whist or another game, involving many players
    (英)（有多人参加的）惠斯特牌会，游戏聚会，比赛
    a whist drive.
    一次惠斯特牌会。
  4. [mass noun]the transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle
    （机器或机动车动力的）传动
    ■(in a car with automatic transmission) the position of the gear selector in which the car will move forward, changing gears automatically as required
    自动挡
    he threw the car into drive.
    他把汽车排挡换到自动挡上。
    ■[count noun](Computing). short for disk drive
    (计算机)。 disk drive 的简称
  5. (in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball
    （球类运动）猛抽，猛击，抽射
    ■(Golf)a shot from the tee
    (高尔夫)（从发球座）发球
  6. an act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination
    驱赶（指将动物赶往某一目的地的行动）
  7. (Austral./NZ)a line of partly cut trees on a hillside, felled when the top one topples on the others. sense 2 of drive system
    (澳／新西兰)可连锁倒地的一行树木（山坡上的一排经过部分砍伐的树木，最上面一棵倒下可以引起连锁反应而全部倒地）
常用词组
drive something home
  1. 见 home
let drive
  1. attack with blows, missiles, or criticism
    （用拳、导弹）打，攻击；抨击
what someone is driving at
  1. the point that someone is attempting to make
    要说的话，意指
    I don't understand what you're driving at.
    我不明白你的意思。
派生
drivability
noun
  1. (亦作 driveability)
drivable
adjective
  1. (亦作 driveable)
语源
  1. Old English drīfan 'urge (a person or animal) to go forward', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drijven and German treiben
英语宝典
热门查询
英语宝典
考试词汇表
　
返回
搜单词
背单词