1 [I,T] to control or operate a car, train, bus, etc 驾驶,开(汽车、火车、公共汽车等):
Can you drive?你会开车吗? [T] to drive a car/train/bus/lorry开汽车╱火车╱公共汽车╱卡车
2 [I,T] to go or take sb somewhere in a car, etc 开车去;开车送某人去某地:
I usually drive to work.我通常开车上班。We drove Aisha to the airport.我们开车送艾莎去机场。
3 [T] to force people or animals to move in a particular direction 驱赶:
The dogs drove the sheep into the field.狗把羊群赶到牧场里。
4 [T] to force sth into a particular position by hitting it 把某物打入某位置:
to drive a post into the ground把杆子插在地上
5 [T] to cause sb to be in a particular state or to do sth 使某人陷于某处境或干某事:
His constant stupid questions drive me mad.他老是问愚蠢的问题,快把我逼疯了。to drive sb to despair使某人陷于绝望
6 [T] to make sb/sth work very hard 驱使…拚命干:
You shouldn't drive yourself so hard.你别这么拚死拚活地干。
7 [T] to make a machine work, by giving it power 驱动(机器):
What drives the wheels in this engine?这发动机的机轮靠什么来驱动?
be driving at(informal 非正式) to want to say sth; to mean 想说;意在:
I'm afraid I don't understand what you are driving at.我恐怕听不明白你究竟想要说什么。drive sth home (to sb) to make sth clear so that people understand it 把…讲得明白;使充分理解
drive off (used about a car, driver, etc) to leave (指汽车、司机等)驱车离开,开走
drive sb/sth off to make sb/sth go away 把…赶走:
They kept a large dog outside to drive off burglars.他们在外面养了一条大狗来赶跑窃贼。
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/draɪv ||; draɪv/noun
1 [C] a journey in a car 驾车的行程;车程:
The supermarket is only a five-minute drive away.从这儿去超级市场只需五分钟车程。Let's go for a drive.我们开车去兜一会儿风吧。
2 [C] a wide path or short road that leads to the door of a house (通往住宅门口的)车道:
We keep our car on the drive.我们把车停在车道上。☞picture on page C7 见C7页插图
3 [C] a street, usually where people live 街,路(通常指有人住的):
They live at 23 Woodlands Drive.他们住在伍德兰兹街23号。
4 [C] a big effort by a group of people in order to achieve sth 集体努力;运动:
The company is launching a big sales drive.这家公司正发起一场声势浩大的推销运动。
5 [U] the energy and determination you need to succeed in doing sth 干劲与决心:
You need lots of drive to run your own company.经营自己的公司需要有很大的干劲。
6 [C,U] a strong natural need or desire 欲望:
a strong sex drive强烈的性欲
7 [C] (in sport) a long hard hit (体育运动)猛打,猛抽:
This player has the longest drive in golf.这位选手打高尔夫球发球最远。
8 [C] (computing计算机技术) the part of a computer that reads and stores information (计算机阅读和贮存信息的)驱动器:
a 224 MB hard drive224兆字节硬盘驱动器a CD drive光盘驱动器☞Look at disk drive. 参看disk drive。
9 [U] the equipment in a vehicle that takes power from the engine to the wheels 传动装置:
a car with four-wheel drive一辆四轮驱动汽车
drive1/draIv; draIv/v past tense drove /drov; drəʊv/past participle driven /ˋdrIvən; ˈdrIv$n/1 a) [I,T] to make a car, bus, or truck move forward 开车﹐驾驶: Can you drive? 你会开车吗?Fiona drives a BMW. 菲奥娜开一辆宝马车。 b) [T] to take someone somewhere in a car 驾车送〔某人〕: drive sb to sth Can I drive you to the station? 我开车送你去车站好吗?After the party, he drove her home . 晚会结束后﹐他开车送她回家。 c) [I] to travel somewhere in a car 开车(去某处): +to/down/off etc I drive to work every day. 我每天开车上班。Do you want to take a bus or drive? 你想乘公共汽车还是开车?see box at见 TRAVEL1 方框see picture at见 RIDE1 图TOPIC 主题When you get into your car, you fasten your seatbelt , then you turn the key in the ignition . You put the car into first gear . You release the handbrake . You look in your mirror before pulling out . You press the accelerator (pedal) BrE /gas pedal AmE with your foot to make the car go faster and you press the clutch (pedal) to change gear . When you turn left or right, you must signal . When you want to slow down , you press the brake (pedal) with your foot. When you park your car, you put the handbrake on . ☆ 你上车以后﹐先系上安全带(fasten your seatbelt)﹐然后把钥匙插进点火开关 (ignition)。 把车挂入一挡 (put the car into first gear)﹐放开手闸 (release the handbrake)。 在把车开出去 (pulling out) 之前先看看镜子。 踩下油门(踏板) (press the accelerator (pedal)【英】/gas pedal【美】) 给车加速﹐踩离合器来换挡 (press the clutch (pedal) to change gear)。 当你向左或向右转弯时﹐一定要发出信号 (signal)。 想减速 (slow down) 时踩刹车 (press the brake (pedal))。 停车 (park) 时拉上手闸 (put the handbrake on)。2 [T] to force people or animals to move to a different place 驱逐﹐赶走: Crime drives business away from an area. 犯罪活动会把一个地区的生意都赶跑。3 [T] to strongly influence someone to do something 迫使﹐驱使: drive sb to sth Marriage problems eventually drove her to drink. 婚姻问题最终逼得她借酒消愁。4 [T] to make someone very angry or excited 迫使﹐逼得〔某人非常愤怒或激动〕: drive sb crazy/mad/nuts/insane (=make sb very angry) 使某人发狂/发疯/疯狂/精神失常 This cough is driving me mad. 这咳嗽快要把我逼疯了。5 [T] to hit something such as a stick or nail very hard into a surface 把〔木棒或钉子等〕敲[打]入: drive sth into sth a tool for driving nails into floorboards 把钉子钉进地板的工具6 [T] to make a person or animal work very hard 迫使﹐驱使〔人或动物拼命干活〕: Dad's driving himself too hard. 爸爸工作太卖力了。7 [T] to provide the power for a machine 驱动﹐推动〔机器〕: a petrol-driven lawnmower 汽油驱动的除草机8 what sb is driving at what someone is really trying to say 某人想说什么﹐某人是什么意思: Look, just what are you driving at? 喂﹐你到底想说些什么?drive sb away phr v to behave in a bad way that makes someone leave〔因表现不好〕赶跑〔某人〕: Her husband's violence finally drove her away. 她丈夫的暴力行为最终把她逼走了。drive sb off phr v to force someone to go away 迫使〔某人〕离开
drive2n 1 [C] a trip in a car 驱车出行: Let's go for a drive along the coast. 我们开车沿着海岸兜兜风吧。Chris took the kids for a drive . 克里斯开车带着孩子们兜风。long/short drive It's a long drive home. 开车回家要走很远路。2 [C] the road or area for cars between a house and the street [ driveway ] 〔住宅与街道之间的〕车道﹐私用车道3 [C] a strong natural need 自然需求﹐本能欲望: the male sex drive 男性的性欲4 [C] a planned effort to achieve a particular result〔为达到某一目的而作出的〕努力﹔运动: 500 jobs have gone as part of an economy drive (=effort to save money). 已削减 500 个岗位作为节省开支措施的一部分。drive to do sth a nationwide drive to crack down on crime 打击犯罪的全国性运动5 [U] determination and energy to succeed〔取得成功的〕决心,动力: Mel's got tremendous drive. 梅尔干劲十足。6 [C] a piece of equipment in a computer that can read and store information〔电脑中的〕驱动器: a CD-ROM drive 只读光盘驱动器7 [U] the power from an engine that makes the wheels of a vehicle go round 驱动力﹐传动力: a truck with four-wheel drive 一辆四轮驱动的卡车DISK DRIVE, ZIP DRIVE
drivedrivedrivesdrovedrivingdriven1verb (drives, driving, drove/, has driven)1to control a car, bus, etc. and make it go where you want to go: Can you drive? She usually drives to work.2to take somebody to a place in a car: My parents drove me to the airport.drivedrivedrives2noun1a journey in a car: It's a long drive from London to Edinburgh. We went for a drive in my sister's car.2a wide hard path or private road that goes from the street to one house: You can park your car in the drive.3(computing) the part of a computer that reads and stores information: I saved my work on the C: drive