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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   drive

   • IPA[drīv]

   美式

   • v.
     operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle；(of a motor vehicle) travel under the control of a driver
   • n.
     a trip or journey in a car；a short road leading from a public road to a house or other building

   • verb: drive, 3rd person present: drives, gerund or present participle: driving, past tense: drove, past participle: driven

   • noun: drive, plural noun: drives

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle he got into his car and drove off they drove back into town 同義詞 operate, pilot, steer, handle, manage, ... 更多guide, direct, navigate, travel by car, go by car, motor, informaltravel on wheels, tool along, bowl along, spin反義詞 walk
   • ▪ (of a motor vehicle) travel under the control of a driver a car drives up, and a man gets out a stream of black cars drove by
   • ▪ operate and control the direction and speed of a (motor vehicle, train, etc.) I drove the truck back to New York there are endless shots of Julie driving her car along winding roads
   • ▪ own or use (a specified type of motor vehicle) Sue drives an old Chevy
   • ▪ be licensed or competent to drive a motor vehicle I take it you can drive?
   • ▪ convey (someone) in a vehicle, especially a private car Shelley drove him to the supermarket 同義詞 chauffeur, run, give someone a lift, take, bring, ... 更多ferry, transport, convey, carry
   • 2. propel or carry along by force in a specified direction the wind will drive you onshore 同義詞 power, propel, move, push
   • ▪ (of wind, water, or snow) move or fall with great force the snow drove against him
   • ▪ force (a stake or nail) into place by hitting or pushing it nails are driven through the boards 同義詞 hammer, screw, ram, bang, pound, ... 更多sink, plunge, thrust, stab, propel, knock, send
   • ▪ bore (a tunnel) an engineer suggested driving a tunnel through the hills
   • 3. urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction they drove a flock of sheep through the center of the city the French infantry were driven back 同義詞 impel, urge, press, move, get going, ... 更多herd, roundup, shepherd
   • 4. (of a source of power) provide the energy to set and keep (an engine or piece of machinery) in motion turbines driven by steam
   • ▪ (of a device) power or operate (another device) the interface can be used to drive a printer
   • 5. (of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate he was driven by ambition some people are driven to murder their tormentors 同義詞 force, compel, constrain, impel, press, ... 更多prompt, precipitate, catapult, oblige, coerce, make, pressure, goad, spur, prod
   • ▪ bring (someone) forcibly into a specified negative state the thought drove him to despair my laziness drives my wife crazy
   • ▪ force (someone) to work to an excessive extent you're driving yourself too hard 同義詞 work, exert, push, tax, overwork, ... 更多overtax, overburden
   • ▪ cause (something abstract) to happen or develop the consumer has been driving the economy for a number of years we need to allow market forces to drive growth in the telecommunications sector
   • 6. (in ball games) hit or kick (the ball) hard with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot.
   • ▪ strike (a ball) from the tee, typically with a driver I'm driving the ball really well and my irons are good

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a trip or journey in a car they went for a drive in the country 同義詞 excursion, outing, trip, jaunt, tour, ... 更多turn, ride, run, journey, hurl, informalspin, joyride
   • 2. a short road leading from a public road to a house or other building from the window he could see right down the weedy drive to the front gate 同義詞 driveway, approach, access road, road, roadway, ... 更多avenue
   • ▪ a street or road Hammond Drive
   • 3. an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need emotional and sexual drives 同義詞 urge, appetite, desire, need, impulse, ... 更多instinct
   • ▪ determination and ambition to achieve something her drive has sustained her through some shattering personal experiences 同義詞 motivation, ambition, push, single-mindedness, will power, ... 更多dedication, doggedness, tenacity, enterprise, initiative, enthusiasm, zeal, commitment, aggression, aggressiveness, forcefulness, spirit, energy, vigor, verve, vitality, liveliness, vim, pep, informalget-up-and-go, zip, pizzazz, punch反義詞 inertia
   • 4. an organized effort by a number of people to achieve a particular purpose, often to raise money we're planning a massive membership drive 同義詞 campaign, crusade, movement, effort, push, ... 更多surge, appeal
   • ▪ a series of offensive plays that advance the ball for the purpose of a score an 80-yard scoring drive
   • 5. the transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle he experimented with chain drive to run the propeller
   • ▪ (in a car with automatic transmission) the position of the gear selector in which the car will move forward, changing gears automatically as required he threw the car into drive
   • ▪ short for disk drive
   • 6. (in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball a hard drive to left field
   • ▪ a shot from the tee Greg hit a good drive at the 18th
   • 7. an act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination cattle were no longer taken on long drives, but were delivered by rail

   片語

   • let drive
   • drive at
   • drive away
   • drive down
   • drive out
   • drive up