| 释义 |
drive-through, n. and a. Chiefly N. Amer.|ˈdraɪvθruː|
Also drive-thru.
[f. drive v. 5 c.]
A. n. A restaurant, shop, etc., having a counter or window to which customers may drive in order to be served; cf. drive-in n.; also attrib., as drive-through window, etc.
B. adj. Designating a service, restaurant, etc., affording facilities for driving through, or a place (as a wildlife park) through which one may drive.
1949Ann Arbor (Mich.) News 9 June 19/5 When you are pointing to the Beer Vault Drive-Thru for cold refreshing beer it's good manners. 1969Jane's Freight Containers 1968–69 20 Drive-through ferry service, Ardrossan/Belfast. 1975Americana Ann. 52 Shuster..believed that a drive-through zoo would appeal to the American public. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 21 Aug. 8/4 There's another design feature that almost all of these chains say they will adopt: drive-through windows. Ibid., Now pilot tests show that reviving the drive-throughs can increase sales. 1984Tampa (Florida) Tribune 5 Apr. 9b/2 The work includes additional production area and a drive-through canopy. |