drive
verb
noun
draɪv verb
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VEHICLE
车辆
a. to make a car, truck, bus etc move along b. if a car, truck etc drives somewhere, it moves there c. if people drive somewhere, they travel somewhere in a car d. to take someone somewhere in a car, truck etc 驾车送〔人〕 I,T I always + adv/prep I T always + adv/prep
[+ to/down/off etc ]
I am planning to drive to Morocco next year.
明年我打算驾车去摩洛哥。
the man driving the car
开车的男子
Can you drive?
你会开车吗？
So when did you learn to drive ?
那么你是什么时候学会开车的？
Bye! Drive carefully!
再见！开车小心！
He drives 12 miles to work.
他驾车 12 英里去上班。
He drives (=has) a BMW estate.
他开一辆宝马旅行车。
After the accident, the other car just drove off.
出事后那一辆车径自开走了。
Shall we drive or take the bus?
我们开车去还是坐公共汽车去？
[+ to/down/off etc ]
They drove back to Woodside.
他们开车回到了伍德赛德。
She drove Anna to London.
她开车送安娜去伦敦。
I’ll drive you home .
我会开车送你回家。
drive yourself
I drove myself to hospital.
我自己开车去了医院。
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MAKE SB MOVE
使某人移动
to force a person or animal to go somewhere 驱赶，驱使，迫使…去某处 T
Torrential rain drove the players off the course.
滂沱大雨迫使选手们离开了赛场。
With a few loud whistles, they drove the donkeys out of the enclosure.
随着几声响亮的哨声，他们把驴子赶出了围栏。
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MAKE SB DO STH
驱使某人做某事
to strongly influence someone to do something 迫使，促使〔某人做某事〕 T
drive sb to do sth
The detective wondered what had driven Christine to phone her.
警探不明白是什么原因促使克里斯蒂娜打电话给她。
drive sb to/into sth
The noises in my head have nearly driven me to suicide.
我脑子里乱七八糟的声音几乎逼得我要自杀。
Phil, driven by jealousy, started spying on his wife.
菲尔在嫉妒心的驱使下开始暗中监视他妻子。
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MAKE SB/STH BE IN A BAD STATE
使某人/某物处于糟糕的状态
to make someone or something get into a bad or extreme state, usually an emotional one 迫使，逼得〔某人或某事处于极糟糕的状态〕 T
drive sb crazy/nuts/mad/insane (make someone feel very annoyed) 把某人逼疯
This cough is driving me mad!
咳嗽快把我逼疯了！
drive sb crazy/wild
drive sb up the wall/out of their mind
drive sb to distraction/desperation
The mosquitoes drive me to distraction.
蚊子搞得我心烦意乱。
drive sb/sth into sth
The factory had been driven into bankruptcy.
这家工厂被迫破产。
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HIT/PUSH STH INTO STH
把某物钉入某物
to hit or push something into something else 将〔钉子等〕敲 （打 ）入 T
drive sth into sth
We watched Dad drive the posts into the ground.
我们看着爸爸把木桩打入地里。
She drove her heels into the sand.
她鞋跟踩进了沙子里。
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MAKE SB WORK
逼某人工作
to make a person or animal work hard 驱使，逼迫〔人或牲畜拼命干活〕 T
drive yourself
Don’t drive yourself too hard.
别把自己逼得太狠了。
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SPORTS
体育运动
a. to move a ball etc forward in a game of baseball, football, golf etc by hitting or kicking it hard and fast b. to run with the ball towards the GOAL in sports such as BASKETBALL and American football 〔篮球、美式足球等中〕带（球）前进 I,T
He drove the ball into the corner of the net.
他猛地把球踢进了网角。
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PROVIDE POWER
提供动力
to provide the power for a vehicle or machine 为〔车辆或机器〕提供动力 T
petrol-driven/electrically-driven/ battery-driven etc
a petrol-driven lawn mower
用汽油作动力的割草机
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RAIN/WIND ETC
雨/风等
if rain, snow, wind etc drives somewhere, it moves very quickly in that direction 〔雨、雪、风等〕落，吹，刮 I always + adv/prep
The rain was driving down hard.
雨下得很猛。
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drive a coach and horses through sth
10. to destroy an argument, plan etc completely 彻底推翻某事，摧毁某事〔指论点、计划等〕
The new bill will drive a coach and horses through recent trade agreements.
这项新法案将彻底推翻最近达成的贸易协定。
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MAKE A HOLE
钻洞
to make a large hole in something using heavy equipment or machinery 〔用重型设备或机器〕钻〔大洞〕 T always + adv/prep
They drove a tunnel through the mountains.
他们开凿出一条穿山隧道。
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drive sth home
12. to make something completely clear to someone 使某事明白无误
He didn’t have to drive the point home . The videotape had done that.
他不必详加解释，看了录像带就很明白了。
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drive a wedge between sb
13. to do something that makes people disagree or start to dislike each other 挑拨，离间〔人们的关系〕，使不和
I don’t want to drive a wedge between you and your father.
我不想离间你和你父亲的感情。
14 what sb is driving at the thing someone is really trying to say 某人说话的真正意图;
I still couldn’t understand what Toby was driving at.
我还是没弄懂托比话里的真正用意。
15 to behave in a way that makes someone leave 赶跑〔某人〕
He was cruel because he wanted to drive me away.
他无情无义是因为他想把我赶跑。
16 to make prices, costs etc fall quickly 〔迅速〕压低，降低〔价格、成本等〕
We have to drive down costs.
我们得马上把成本降下来。
17 to hit the ball so that another player can score a RUN in baseball 〔棒球击球〕使跑垒得分
18 to hit the ball to begin a game of golf 〔高尔夫球运动中〕开球
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drive sb off
↔ to force a person or animal to go away from you 赶走某人 （动物 ）
We keep dogs in the yard to drive off intruders.
我们在院子里养着几条狗以赶走不速之客。
20 to force someone or something to leave 迫使〔某人或某物〕离开
Downtown stores are being driven out by crime.
犯罪活动使得巿中心的商店一家家搬走了。
21 to make something stop existing [书面] 使消失 written
As we went forward, our fear was driven out by horror.
当我们前行时，我们的担心被恐惧感所取代。
22 to make prices, costs etc rise quickly 迫使〔价格、成本等〕快速上升
The oil shortage drove gas prices up by 20 cents a gallon.
石油短缺使得每加仑油价上涨了 20 美分。
noun
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IN A CAR
乘车
a journey in a car 驱车出行 C
[+ to/along etc ]
Let’s go for a drive along the coast.
我们开车沿着海岸去兜兜风吧。
Taylor took me for a drive through the town.
泰勒开车带我去城里兜风。
an hour’s/a two hour etc drive
It’s a two hour drive from Calais to Thiepval.
从加莱开车到蒂耶普瓦尔要两小时。
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NATURAL NEED
自然需求
a strong natural need or desire 本能的需求，基本欲求 C
The treatment will not affect your sex drive .
该疗法不会影响你的性欲。
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OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE
在房屋外边
the hard area or road between your house and the street 〔房屋与街道之间的〕私人车道; C
in/on the drive
He parked his car in the drive.
他把车停在私人车道上。
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EFFORT
努力
an effort to achieve something, especially an effort by an organization for a particular purpose 〔尤指为某一目的有组织的〕努力，运动 C
a recruitment drive for new members
招募新成员的运动
an economy drive (=effort to reduce spending)
节约运动
drive to do sth
a nationwide drive to crack down on crime
打击犯罪的全国性运动
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DETERMINATION
干劲
determination and energy to succeed 干劲，魄力 U
Brian has got tremendous drive .
布赖恩干劲十足。
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POWER
动力
the power from an engine that makes the wheels of a vehicle go round 驱动 U
front-wheel/rear-wheel/four-wheel drive
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COMPUTER
计算机
a piece of equipment in a computer that is used to get information from a DISK or to store information on it 驱动器 C
hard/floppy/A etc drive
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SPORT
体育运动
an act of hitting a ball hard, especially in tennis, baseball, or golf 〔尤指网球、棒球或高尔夫球的〕猛击，猛抽 C
He hit a long, high drive to right field.
他打了个又高又远的球到右场。
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MILITARY ATTACK
军事进攻
several military attacks 大规模攻击 C
[+ into ]
a drive deep into enemy territory
深入敌区的大规模攻击
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ANIMALS
动物
when animals such as cows or sheep are brought together and made to move in a particular direction 驱赶 C
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Drive
11. used in the names of roads 路，道〔用于路名〕
141 Park Drive
公园路 141 号