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单词 drove
释义

drove

1 of 2

noun

ˈdrōv How to pronounce drove (audio)
1
: a group of animals driven or moving in a body
2
: a large number : crowd
usually used in plural especially with in
came in droves

drove

2 of 2

past tense of drive

Synonyms

Noun

  • army
  • bike [chiefly Scottish]
  • cram
  • crowd
  • crush
  • flock
  • herd
  • horde
  • host
  • legion
  • mass
  • mob
  • multitude
  • press
  • rout
  • scrum
  • swarm
  • throng
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Example Sentences

Noun people flocked to the annual festival in droves
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Will Smith’s single drove in Mookie Betts to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but equally destructive were lengthy at-bats by Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2022 Amed Rosario’s two-run single off Emilio Pagan in the eighth drove in Myles Straw to tie the score and Steven Kwan with the go-ahead run in a 3-2 Guardians victory over the Twins at Progressive Field. Joe Noga, cleveland, 28 June 2022 The field is also losing personnel as a drove of federal and academic botanists retire. Marion Renault, The New Republic, 7 July 2022 In Adley Rutschman’s first at-bat, his single drove in a runner. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2022 Just last month, an 18-year-old drove over 200 miles, and killed 10 Black shoppers and injured three others, at a supermarket in Buffalo. Musadiq Bidar, CBS News, 9 June 2022 His infield single in the seventh drove in Mookie Betts to extend the Dodgers' lead to 5-1. Joe Reedy, ajc, 4 June 2022 And in the third, Mateo’s single drove in Santander, who had reached on a second straight double. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2022 James Clemens beat East Limestone 1-0 on Monday, breaking up the 2-hit shutout with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning when Parker’s single drove in Francisco Ramirez. al, 5 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English drāf, from drīfan to drive — more at drive

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

drove 1 of 2

noun

ˈdrōv How to pronounce drove (audio)
: a large group of animals or people moving or acting together
droves of shoppers

drove

2 of 2

past tense of drive

drove 1 of 2

noun

1
as in flock
a great number of persons or creatures massed together people flocked to the annual festival in droves

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • flock
  • swarm
  • throng
  • crowd
  • horde
  • crush
  • cram
  • mob
  • multitude
  • bike
  • herd
  • legion
  • host
  • rout
  • army
  • press
  • masses
  • mass
  • millions
  • scrum
  • mountain
  • pile
  • rabble
  • jam
  • rabblement
  • gaggle
  • heap
  • riffraff
  • logjam
2
as in swarm
a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together a drove of cattle

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • flock
  • swarm
  • herd
  • school
  • covey
  • pack
  • plump
  • colony
  • gaggle
  • pod

drove

2 of 2

verb

past tense of drive
1
as in ran
to urge, push, or force onward cowboys drove the herd of cattle from San Antonio to San Francisco

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ran
  • run
  • shepherded
  • herded
  • punched
  • whipped
  • spurred
  • hounded
  • goaded
  • pressed
  • prodded
  • prompted
  • exhorted
  • wrangled
  • egged
  • flogged
  • pricked
  • scourged
2
as in rode
to travel by a motorized vehicle I'm going to drive across the country—want to come?

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • rode
  • raced
  • motored
  • tooled
  • taxied
  • automobiled
  • chauffeured
  • rolled
  • dragged
  • wheeled
  • rid
  • hacked
  • joyrode
3
as in pushed
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one drove the plunger into the opening

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pushed
  • shoved
  • propelled
  • thrust
  • moved
  • squeezed
  • forced
  • impelled
  • pressured
  • jammed
  • compelled
  • rammed
  • squashed
  • compressed
  • bulldozed
  • depressed
  • muscled
  • bore (down)
  • weighed (upon)
  • leaned (on or against)
4
as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure the corrupt governor was driven out of office

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • forced
  • compelled
  • coerced
  • obliged
  • obligated
  • pressured
  • pressed
  • impelled
  • impressed
  • dragooned
  • made
  • constrained
  • muscled
  • sandbagged
  • dragged
  • blackmailed
  • bullied
  • blackjacked
  • intimidated
  • threatened
  • bulldozed
  • hectored
  • terrorized
  • browbeat
  • badgered
  • menaced
  • hounded
  • twisted one's arm
  • cowed
  • harassed
  • shamed
  • high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • let
  • allowed
  • permitted
  • moved
  • convinced
  • induced
  • argued
  • satisfied
  • persuaded
  • won (over)
  • talked (into)
  • prevailed (on or upon)
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5
as in triggered
to cause to function machinery driven by waterpower

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • triggered
  • sparked
  • activated
  • moved
  • started
  • fueled
  • powered
  • generated
  • ran
  • pushed
  • run
  • ignited
  • set off
  • provoked
  • fuelled
  • turned on
  • charged
  • touched off
  • actuated
  • fired
  • switched
  • launched
  • cranked (up)
  • stimulated
  • electrified
  • turned over
  • released
  • tripped
  • discharged
  • energized
  • kicked over
  • incited
  • accelerated
  • instigated
  • recharged
  • excited
  • aroused
  • reactivated
  • quickened
  • jump-started
  • stirred up
  • kick-started
  • stepped up
  • catalyzed
  • vitalized
  • sped (up)
  • speeded (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • killed
  • stopped
  • cut
  • checked
  • stuck
  • stalled
  • arrested
  • halted
  • jammed
  • deactivated
  • braked
  • slowed
  • shut off
  • cut out
  • turned off
  • suppressed
  • decelerated
  • repressed
  • stunted
  • cut off
  • drew up
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6
as in moved
to set or keep in motion this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • moved
  • propelled
  • worked
  • activated
  • impelled
  • triggered
  • stimulated
  • actuated
  • raised
  • wrought
  • provoked
  • motivated
  • incited
  • fomented
  • tripped
  • set off
  • abetted
  • roused
  • instigated
  • inspired
  • fermented
  • excited
  • galvanized
  • aroused
  • inflamed
  • whipped (up)
  • stirred (up)
  • enflamed
  • fired (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • checked
  • contained
  • controlled
  • restrained
  • inhibited
  • constrained
  • regulated
  • curbed
  • bridled
  • reined (in)
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7
as in sped
to proceed or move quickly the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sped
  • raced
  • traveled
  • flew
  • trotted
  • hurried
  • scurried
  • rushed
  • chased
  • travelled
  • jumped
  • ran
  • zipped
  • run
  • scooted
  • buzzed
  • blew
  • stepped
  • speeded
  • darted
  • blasted
  • hustled
  • scuttled
  • rammed
  • motored
  • tore
  • dashed
  • bolted
  • jogged
  • zoomed
  • ripped
  • hurled
  • bowled
  • rocketed
  • whirled
  • whisked
  • careened
  • hurtled
  • hastened
  • breezed
  • blazed
  • humped
  • barreled
  • nipped
  • bustled
  • bundled
  • rustled
  • pelted
  • shot
  • hied
  • coursed
  • careered
  • galloped
  • jetted
  • hared
  • belted
  • bombed
  • beat it
  • cannonballed
  • scampered
  • sprinted
  • flitted
  • highballed
  • barrelled
  • shook a leg
  • whizzed
  • stepped on it
  • overtook
  • streaked
  • made tracks
  • scuffled
  • stampeded
  • cracked (on)
  • got a move on
  • accelerated
  • hotfooted (it)
  • scudded
  • beetled
  • outpaced
  • outran
  • quickened
  • stepped out
  • outstripped
  • beelined
  • arrowed
  • caught up
  • fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dragged
  • crept
  • crawled
  • poked
  • lingered
  • strolled
  • lagged
  • poked
  • loitered
  • sauntered
  • hung (around or out)
  • ambled
  • shuffled
  • hanged (around or out)
  • tarried
  • plodded
  • dawdled
  • dallied
  • lumbered
  • decelerated
  • slowed (down or up)
  • dillydallied
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