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drive

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verb

/ˈdraɪv/ drives; drove /ˈdroʊv/; driven /ˈdrɪvən/; driving

to direct the movement of (a car, truck, bus, etc.) [+ obj]

He drove the car down a bumpy road.

She drives a taxi. [=her job is driving a taxi] [no obj]

Do you want to drive or should I?

He is learning to drive.

b always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] of a car, truck, etc. :to move in a specified manner or direction

The car stopped and then drove off.

A car drove by us slowly.

The bus slowly drove away.

to travel in a car [no obj]

We drove all night and arrived at dawn.

Are you driving or flying to Canada? [=will you travel to Canada by car or airplane?]

We drove (for) eight hours yesterday.

We drove 160 miles to get here.

I drive on/along this route every day. [+ obj]

I drive this route every day.

[+ obj] :to take (someone or something) to a place in a car, truck, etc.

I drove her to the train station this morning.

I had to drive myself to the hospital.

Her mom drove us home.

[+ obj] :to own and use (a vehicle of a specified kind)

He drives a pickup/motorcycle.

She drives a Ford.

[+ obj] :to move (people or animals) to or from a place by using force

Cowboys drove the herds across the prairie.

They drove the invaders back across the border.

Thousands of people have been driven from their homes. [=have been forced to leave their homes]

[+ obj] :to push (something) with force

drive a nail with a hammer - often + into

He drove a nail into the wall.

She drove the sword into her enemy's side.

[+ obj] :to make (a machine or vehicle) work or move :to provide power for (something)

Electricity drives the machinery.

a steam-driven turbine [=a turbine that gets its power from steam] - often used figuratively

What drives the economy?

a market-driven industry

[+ obj] to cause (someone) to behave in a particular way

They were driven [=motivated] by hunger to steal.

Poverty drove them to a life of crime.

Ambition drove her to succeed.

to force (someone) to work very hard

The sergeant drove the recruits.

The team was driven hard by the coach.

He's been driving himself too hard. [=he's been working too hard]

[+ obj] :to bring (someone) into a particular condition

That noise is driving me insane/crazy.

The new store drove him out of business. [=caused him to go out of business]

Her perfume drives me wild. [=gets me sexually excited]

[+ obj] :to cause (a price, number, etc.) to increase or decrease - + up or down

The government report drove stock prices up.

An increase in investments is driving down interest rates.

[no obj] sports :to move toward or through something with a lot of force or speed

He took a pass and drove to/toward the basket/net.

The running back drove through the line of scrimmage.

[+ obj] sports :to hit or kick (a ball or puck) with a lot of force or speed

She drove the (golf) ball down the fairway.

He drove the puck into the net. - see also driving range

[no obj] of rain, wind, etc. :to fall or blow with great force

The rain drove against the windows. - see also driving

drive a hard bargain

xem bargain

drive at

[phrasal verb]

drive at (something) :to attempt to say or do (something) - usually used as (be) driving at

I have no idea what he was driving at.

I think I see what you're driving at.

drive away

[phrasal verb]

drive (someone) away or drive away (someone) :to cause or force (someone) to leave especially by making a situation unpleasant or unattractive

The store's high prices are driving away customers.

drive a wedge between

xem wedge

drive in

[phrasal verb]

drive (someone or something) in or drive in (someone or something) baseball :to cause (a run or runner) to score

He drove in another run.

The hit drove him in for a 5-4 lead.

drive off

[phrasal verb]

drive (someone or something) off or drive off (someone or something) :to cause or force (someone or something) to leave

They drove off the invaders.

drive out

[phrasal verb]

drive (someone or something) out or drive out (someone or something) :to cause or force (someone or something) to leave

They drove out the invaders.

The family was driven out of the neighborhood by rising real estate prices.

drive (someone) up a/the wall

xem wall

drive your point home

xem home

noun

plural drives

[count] :a journey in a car

It's a two-hour drive to the beach.

Her house is an hour's drive east of Los Angeles.

We took a pleasant drive in the country.

Would you like to go for a drive? - see also test drive

[count] :a hard area or small road outside of a house where cars can be parked :driveway

A white car was parked in the drive.

used in the name of some public roads

Morningside Drive

They live at 156 Woodland Drive. - abbr. Dr.

[count] :an effort made by a group of people to achieve a goal, to collect money, etc.

a fund-raising drive

The school holds a canned food drive every winter.

a membership drive [=an effort to get more people to join a group, club, etc.]

a strong natural need or desire [count]

The need for food and water are basic drives for all living things. [noncount]

Sex drive [=the desire to have sex] generally decreases as you get older.

[noncount] :a strong desire for success

She is an ambitious young woman, full of drive and determination. - see also driven

[count] :a device in a computer that can read information off and copy information onto disks or tape

Insert the disk into the floppy drive.

a CD-ROM drive - see also disk drive, hard drive

[noncount] the way power from an engine controls and directs the movement of a vehicle

The car has front-wheel/rear-wheel drive. - see also four-wheel drive

b chiefly US :a condition in which the gears of a vehicle are working in a way that allows the vehicle to move forward

He put the car in/into drive and pulled onto the street.

[count] a sports :a ball, puck, etc., that is hit very hard

He hit a hard/long drive down the left-field line. - see also line drive

b golf :a long shot that is hit from a tee

She hit her drive into the rough.

[count] :a long or forceful military attack on an enemy

an armored drive into enemy territory

[count] American football :a series of plays that move the ball down the field toward the opponent's end zone

They scored a touchdown following a ten-play drive.

[count] :an act of leading cattle or sheep over land and keeping them in a group

a cattle drive

* Các từ tương tự:
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