| 释义 |
drive-in, a. (and n.) orig. U.S.|ˈdraɪvɪn|
[f. drive v. 5 c.]
Designating a restaurant, cinema, bank, etc., into or up to which a customer can drive his car and, without leaving it, have a meal, see a film, effect a business transaction, etc. Hence as n., such a restaurant, cinema, etc.
1930San Antonio (Texas) Light 31 Jan. 14/5 (Advt.), Drive-in drink and sandwich, with living room and bath. 1930C. Beaton Diary Dec. in Wandering Years (1961) 189 The diehards hang on..working at ‘drive-in’ quick-lunch counters. 1937Amer. Speech XII. 320/1 At roadside drive-ins, where one may secure curb service while sitting in his car. 1941Time 14 July 66 (caption) U.S.'s Biggest Drive-In Theater. 1950Archit. Rev. CVIII. 408/1 Drive-in banks, drive-in restaurants, drive-in cinemas, drive-in shops..are new environment elements. 1955Priestley & Hawkes Journey down Rainbow 24 Drive-in movie theatres. 1959Listener 5 Feb. 251/2 Britain's first ‘drive-in’ bank (a branch of the Westminster Bank in Liverpool). 1960Daily Express 30 Aug. 7 Britain's first open-air cinema—Americans call them ‘drive-ins’—is planned for Sandown Park racecourse next year. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 50/1 (Advt.), Manager early 40's, fully experienced in drive-in restaurant..management. |