drive

verb

/draɪv/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they drive	/draɪv/ /draɪv/
he / she / it drives	/draɪvz/ /draɪvz/
past simple drove	/drəʊv/ /drəʊv/
past participle driven	/ˈdrɪvn/ /ˈdrɪvn/
-ing form driving	/ˈdraɪvɪŋ/ /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

vehicle交通工具

[intransitive, transitive] to operate a vehicle so that it goes in a particular direction驾驶；开车

Can you drive?你会开车吗？
Don't drive so fast!别开得那么快！
I drove to work this morning.我今天早上开车去上班。
Shall we drive (= go there by car) or go by train?我们开车去还是乘火车去？
drive something to drive a car/vehicle/truck/bus驾驶汽车/车辆/卡车/公共汽车
He drives a taxi (= that is his job).他是开出租车的。

make somebody do something使人做某事

[transitive] to make somebody very angry, crazy, etc. or to make them do something extreme迫使（某人生气、发疯或做出极端事情）

drive somebody + adj. to drive somebody crazy/mad/nuts/insane快把某人逼疯了
drive somebody to do something Hunger drove her to steal.饥饿迫使她去偷窃。
drive somebody to something Those kids are driving me to despair.那些孩子让我都快绝望了。

The website was extremely slow, driving many users to distraction.该网站速度极其缓慢，令许多用户分心。
The situation has become so desperate that many are driven to suicide.形势变得如此绝望，以至于许多人被迫自杀。
The destruction of the rainforest may drive certain species to extinction.雨林的破坏可能会导致某些物种灭绝。

[transitive] to force somebody to act in a particular way迫使；驱使

drive somebody + adv./prep. The urge to survive drove them on.求生的欲望驱使他们继续下去。
drive yourself + adv./prep. You're driving yourself too hard.你把自己弄得太累了。
be driven by something He was driven by the desire to understand how things work.他被理解事物如何运作的渴望所驱使。
The work is driven by the need for information sharing.这项工作是由信息共享的需求驱动的。

machine机器

[transitive] drive something to provide the power that makes a machine work; to operate a device驱动；推动

a steam-driven locomotive蒸汽机车
The interface can be used to drive a printer.这一接口可被用来驱动打印机。

make somebody/something move使移动

[transitive] drive somebody/something + adv./prep. to force somebody/something to move in a particular direction驱赶；赶走；驱逐

to drive sheep into a field把羊群赶到田野里
The enemy was driven back.敌人被击退了。

cause something to make progress推动

[transitive] drive something to influence something or cause it to make progress激励；促进；推进

This is the main factor driving investment in the area.这是推动在这个地区投资的主要因素。
A key factor driving growth was the launch of convenient products.推动增长的一个关键因素是便捷产品的推出。
The dairy products market will also be driven by consumer demand.乳制品市场也将受到消费者需求的驱动。

hit/push击；推

[transitive] drive something + adv./prep. to force something to go in a particular direction or into a particular position by pushing it, hitting it, etc.击；打；敲；推

to drive a nail into a piece of wood把钉子钉进一块木头

He took a wooden peg and drove it into the ground.他拿起一个短桩，把它钉在地上。
The knife had been driven through his heart.刀子穿过了他的心脏。

make a hole打洞

[transitive] drive something + adv./prep. to make an opening in or through something by using force凿；挖掘

They drove a tunnel through the solid rock.他们凿出一条穿过坚固岩石的隧道。

in sport体育运动

[transitive, intransitive] drive (something) (+ adv./prep.) to hit a ball with force, sending it forward猛抽，猛击（球）

to drive the ball into the rough (= in golf)将球击入长草区（高尔夫球）

wind/water风；水

[transitive] drive something (+ adv./prep.) to carry something along吹；卷；刮；冲

Huge waves drove the yacht onto the rocks.巨浪将快艇冲到岩石上。

[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to fall or move rapidly and with great force猛落；急速驱进

The waves drove against the shore.波浪冲击着岸边。

词源Old English drīfan ‘urge (a person or animal) to go forward’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drijven and German treiben.

Idioms

as clean, pure, etc. as the driven snow

extremely clean, pure, etc.冰清玉洁；纯洁无瑕

drive a coach and horses through something

to cause something to fail, for example a plan毁掉，糟蹋，破坏（计划等）

drive/strike a hard bargain

to argue in an aggressive way and force somebody to agree on the best possible price or arrangement狠狠地杀价Topics Discussion and agreementc2

drive something home (to somebody)

to make somebody understand or accept something by saying it often, loudly, angrily, etc.把…讲透彻；阐明；使充分理解
- You will really need to drive your point home.你的确需要把你的观点阐释清楚。

drive somebody to 'drink

to make somebody so worried, annoyed or upset that they lose control of their behaviour, especially by drinking too much alcohol驾车送（人）
- The stress drove her to drink and put a strain on her marriage.压力驱使她喝酒，给她的婚姻带来压力。
- (humorous) Dragging kids through airports is enough to drive you to drink.拖着孩子穿过机场就足够让你喝酒了。

drive a wedge between A and B

to make two people start disliking each other凿；挖掘
- I don't want to drive a wedge between the two of you.我不想在你们俩中间挑起不和。
- This was just one of the issues that drove a wedge between them.这只是导致他们不和的问题之一。

run/drive/work yourself into the ground

to work so hard that you become extremely tired把自己弄得精疲力竭；把自己累垮

what somebody is driving at

(informal) the thing somebody is trying to say某人的用意；某人话中的意思
- I wish I knew what they were driving at.我要是知道他们的用意就好了。

drive

noun

/draɪv/

in/of vehicle交通工具

[countable] a journey in a car or other vehicle驱车旅行；驾车路程

Let's go for a drive.咱们开车去兜兜风吧。
a drive through the mountains开车穿过群山
It's a three-hour drive to London.到伦敦要三小时的车程。

It's one of the most scenic drives in Europe.这是欧洲景色最佳的驾车观光路线之一。
He was tired after the long drive home.他在长途驱车回家后感到很疲倦。
The lakes are only a short drive away.那些湖距离这儿只有很短的车程。
He offered to take me for a drive later in the day.他提出当天晚些时候带我去兜风。
It's a pleasant drive to the coast.驾车到海边令人愉快。
All my family live within an hour's drive.我的家人所住的地方都在一小时车程范围内。

Topics Transport by car or lorrya2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

long
easy
short
…

verb + drive

go for
take

drive + noun

time

preposition

within a drive

phrases

a… drive away

[countable, uncountable] the equipment in a vehicle that takes power from the engine to the wheels传动（或驱动）装置

the drive shaft驱动轴
a car with four-wheel drive四轮驱动汽车
a left-/right-hand drive car (= a car where the driver and the controls are on the left/right)左／右座驾驶的汽车

outside house住宅外面

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(also driveway)

[countable] a wide hard path or a private road that leads from the street to a house（从街道通向住宅的宽阔或私人的）车道

in/on the drive There were two cars parked in the drive.车道上停着两辆车。

He walked up the front drive of the vicarage.他沿着教区牧师住宅前的车道向上走去。
A number of police cars blocked the drive.一批警车封锁了车道。
He pulled into a long drive leading up to a large villa.他将车开上了通往一幢大别墅的长车道。

Topics Transport by car or lorryb2, Buildingsb2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

winding
gravel
tree-lined
…

drive + verb

lead to
lead up to

drive + noun

block

preposition

down the drive
in the drive
on the drive
…

effort努力

[countable] an organized effort by a group of people to achieve something（团体为达到某目的而进行的）有组织的努力，运动

The company is launching a big recruitment drive.公司正在发起一场大规模的招聘运动。
an export/economy drive出口/经济驱动
drive for something a drive for greater efficiency为提高效率而进行的运动
drive to do something the government’s drive to reduce energy consumption政府为减少能源消耗而发起的运动

desire/energy欲望；精力

[countable, uncountable] a strong desire or need in people（人的）强烈欲望，本能需求

The treatment should not affect your sex drive or fertility.治疗不应该影响你的性欲或生育能力。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

basic
innate
inner
…

[uncountable] (approving) a strong desire to do things and achieve something; great energy冲劲；干劲；精力

He'll do very well—he has tremendous drive.他会干得很出色的，他干劲十足。

We have this insatiable drive to be successful in the markets we serve.我们有着在我们服务的市场中获得成功的永不满足的动力。
He lacks the competitive drive needed to succeed.他缺乏成功所必须具备的竞争劲头。
You need to inject more narrative drive into the story.你要使故事的叙述更加引人入胜。

Topics Successc1, Personal qualitiesc1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

competitive
personal
narrative
…

verb + drive

have
lack

in sport体育运动

[countable] a long hard hit or kick猛击；猛踢

She has a strong forehand drive (= in tennis).她正手击球强而有力。
He scored with a brilliant 25-yard drive.他在 25 码外一脚劲射入球得分。
He hit a line drive straight at me.他径直朝我打出一个平直球。
Cole scored with a thunderous left-foot drive.科尔左脚大力射门得分。

Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

powerful
strong
thunderous
…

verb + drive

hit
hook
slice
…

computing计算机技术

[countable] a type of computer storage that stores large amounts of data on a spinning (= turning) disk驱动器

a CD drive光盘驱动器

Wordfinder

computer
display
drive
keyboard
memory
platform
program
reboot
router
screen

games游戏

[countable] (British English) a social occasion when a lot of people compete in a game such as whist or bingo（惠斯特或宾戈纸牌游戏）比赛；玩纸牌的聚会

animals/enemy动物；敌人

[countable] an act of going after animals or the enemy and making them go into a smaller area, especially in order to kill or capture them驱赶；赶拢；（尤指）围攻，围歼

road路

Drive

(abbreviation Dr)

used in the names of roads（用于路名）路，大道

21 Island Heights Drive艾兰海茨路 21 号

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

winding
gravel
tree-lined
…

drive + verb

lead to
lead up to

drive + noun

block

preposition

down the drive
in the drive
on the drive
…

词源Old English drīfan ‘urge (a person or animal) to go forward’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drijven and German treiben.