释义 |
outˈdrive, v. [out- 15, 18.] †1. trans. To drive out, expel. (Prop. two words.)
a1300Cursor M. 1768 (Cott.) Þe springes cum ouer-all utedriue [Gött. vte dreue, Tr. oute to dref]. 13..E.E. Allit. P. A. 776 Þou con alle þo dere out dryf. 2. a. To drive faster than.
1665Pepys Diary 5 Sept., He..out-drives any coach, and out-goes any horse. b. Golf. To drive farther than; = overdrive v. 5.
1906Daily Chron. 22 May 9/4 MacFarlane, after being outdriven from the tee, played a perfect approach to within a yard of the hole. 1923Weekly Dispatch 13 May 1 He seemed to set out not to out-drive his opponent..but to steer a straight course. 1952B. Darwin James Braid ii. 29 James in a state of bliss straightway outdrove all those who but lately had had the audacity to outdrive him. |