| 单词 | drive |
| 释义 | verb | noun drivedrive1 /draɪv/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense drove /droʊv/, past participle driven /ˈdrɪvən/) 1OPERATE A VEHICLE [intransitive, transitive] to make a car, truck, bus, etc. move and control where it goes: I’ve never driven a truck before. I learned how to drive when I was fifteen.drive (something) into/out of/through etc. something She drove the car into the garage.2TRAVEL SOMEWHERE [intransitive] to travel somewhere in a car, truck, etc.: On our trip to Florida, I drove 300 miles in one day.drive to/from/into/back etc. Do you drive to work or go by bus?drive up/down/over to We’re driving down to Chicago this weekend.3TAKE somebody SOMEWHERE [transitive] to take someone somewhere in a car, truck, etc.: Can you drive me to the airport next Friday? I drove myself to the hospital. Let me drive you home.4VEHICLE MOVES SOMEWHERE [intransitive always + adv./prep.] if a car, truck, bus, etc. drives somewhere, it goes there with someone driving it: drive into/out of/past etc. A strange car drove into the driveway.5OWN A VEHICLE [transitive] to own a particular type of car, truck, etc. and drive it regularly: Jeff drives a green Volvo.6FORCE somebody/something TO LEAVE [transitive] to force people, organizations, activities, etc. to leave and go somewhere else: drive somebody/something away/from/back etc. The floods drove many people from their homes. Crime has driven many businesses out of the neighborhood.7FORCE somebody INTO A BAD STATE [transitive] to make someone get into a bad or extreme state or situation, usually an emotional one: drive somebody to (do) something His financial losses drove him to suicide. The noise is driving me to distraction (=it’s really annoying me). The thought of losing her business drove her to despair (=made her lose all hope).8drive somebody crazy/nuts/insane etc. to make someone feel very annoyed and angry: I can’t remember his name and it’s driving me crazy.9drive somebody crazy/wild to make someone feel very sexually excited: Her tight dresses drive all the guys wild.10somebody/something drives somebody up the wall (also somebody/something drives somebody out of their mind) to make someone feel very annoyed and angry: All that barking is driving me up the wall!11MAKE somebody DETERMINED [transitive] to make someone feel determined and want to work hard to succeed: My love of competition is what drives me. He was driven by a desire to improve himself.12MAKE somebody/something WORK [transitive] to make someone or something work hard: drive yourself Don’t drive yourself too hard.13HIT something INTO something [transitive] to hit something, such as a nail, into something else: drive something into something Drive the nail downward into the wall.14SPORTS [intransitive, transitive] a)to move a ball or puck in a game of baseball, golf, hockey, etc. by hitting or kicking it hard and fast: Bonds drove the ball into right field. b)to run with the ball toward the goal in sports such as basketball or football15PROVIDE POWER [transitive] to provide the power for something: The ship is driven by nuclear energy.16MAKE ANIMALS MOVE [transitive] to make animals move somewhere by chasing them or hitting them: The dog drives stray sheep back to the shepherd.17RAIN/WIND ETC. [intransitive always + adv./prep.] if rain, snow, wind, etc. drives somewhere, it moves very quickly in that direction: Snow drove against the windows.18drive a hard bargain to demand a lot or refuse to give too much when making an agreement: Well, you drive a hard bargain, but you’ve got yourself a deal.19drive something home to make something completely clear: He showed us some pictures of the accident to drive his point home.20drive a wedge between somebody/something to do something that makes people or groups disagree or start to dislike each other: My husband says I’m trying to drive a wedge between him and his mother.[Origin: Old English drifan]drive at something phrasal verb what somebody is driving at the thing someone is really trying to say SYN get at: She didn’t mention the money, but I knew what she was driving at.drive somebody/something away phrasal verb to make someone or something leave or stay away from someone or something: His heavy drinking eventually drove Beth away.drive away from Such strict laws drive drug addicts away from getting treatment.drive something ↔ down phrasal verb to make prices, costs, etc. decrease OPP drive up: The policy will likely drive down interest rates.drive somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb to hit the ball so that another player can score a run in baseballdrive off phrasal verb1 if a driver or a car drives off, they leave: After the accident, the other car just drove off.2drive somebody/something ↔ off to force someone or something to go away from you: The army used tear gas to drive off the rioting crowds.drive somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb to force someone or something to leave a place: Cattle tend to drive out wild animals that eat the same grass.drive something ↔ up phrasal verb to make prices, costs, etc. increase OPP drive down: The war has driven up the price of oil. verb | noun drivedrive2 ●●● S2 W2 noun 1IN A CAR [countable] a trip in a car: It’s only a 20-minute drive to the beach. Let’s go for a drive this afternoon. He took us for a drive in his new car.2EFFORT [countable] an effort to achieve something, especially an effort by an organization for a particular purpose SYN campaign: Union High School is holding a blood drive (=an effort to collect blood) on December 19.drive for The drive for civil rights is an on-going process.a drive to do something a drive to get more women into top jobs3COMPUTER [countable] computers a piece of equipment in a computer that is used to get information from a floppy disk, a CD-ROM, etc. or to store information on it: Put your disk in the “A” drive and click on “save.” → see also disk drive4NATURAL NEED [countable] a strong natural need, such as the need for food, that people or animals must satisfy: The male sex drive is not necessarily stronger than the female.5DETERMINATION [uncountable] determination and energy to succeed: She certainly has a lot of drive.drive to do something Greg has the drive to become a good lawyer.6ROAD [countable] a)a road for cars and other vehicles, especially a beautiful one or one between another road and someone’s house: a long tree-lined drive You can park in the drive. b)Drive (abbreviation Dr.) used in the name of some streets: We live on Crescent Drive.7POWER [uncountable] the power from an engine that makes the wheels of a car, bus, etc. turn: The pickup has four-wheel drive.8SPORTS [countable] an act of hitting a ball hard, especially in baseball, tennis, soccer, or golf: Griffey hit a long high drive to right field.9MILITARY ATTACK [countable] a series of military attacks: They made a drive deep into enemy territory.10ANIMALS [countable] an act of bringing animals such as cows or sheep together and making them move in a particular direction: a cattle drive |
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