驅車旅行:drive詞彙用法講解
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, are you okay to drive? A minute ago you were dead.
—— Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
嘿,嘿,嘿,嘿,嘿, 你還能開車嗎?一分鐘以前,你還死着呢。
——《碟中諜5: 神祕國度》
一、下面我們來看看drive有幾種含義
n.
1.驅車旅行;兜風;車程 [C]
We went for a drive in the afternoon.
我們下午開車出去兜風。
2.私人車道;路,大道 [C]
Then it must have been Dorothy who had dropped the ruMours at Moreton Drive.
這樣看來,在莫里頓大道散佈流言蜚語的一定是多蘿西。
3.衝動;慾望 [C]
He was dominated by an insatiable drive for fame.
他被一種難以滿足的成名欲支配着。
4.幹勁;魄力;積極性 [U]
He is a man of great drive.
他是一個勁頭十足的人。
5.運動;宣傳活動 [C]
The manager decided to launch a sales drive.
經理決定開展一次促銷活動。
v.
1.駕駛(汽車等) [T]
I don't know how to drive a carriage.
我不會駕馬車。
2.用車送 [T]
He'll drive us to the airport.
他會開車送我們去機場。
3.驅動;推動 [T]
The machine is driven by electricity.
這機器用電力驅動。
4.驅趕;圍趕(獵物) [T]
He claims to be able to drive our demons.
他聲稱能驅趕我們的惡魔。
5.迫使 [T]
He drove her to admit it.
他逼迫她承認。
6.把(釘,樁等)打入 [T]
We first drove the stakes into the ground.
我們首先把樁打入地裏。
7.挖掘 [T]
The farmers drove wells to water the crops.
農民打井灌溉莊稼。
8.開車 [I]
The accident was a salutary experience. I'll never drink and drive again.
那次意外是個有益的教訓,我再也不酒後駕車了。
9.(風、雨)狂吹猛打;疾馳 [I]
The rain was driving in our faces.
雨撲面打來。
二、詞義辨析:哪些詞彙能表示驅使的意思
motivate, drive, prompt
這些動詞均含“促使,驅使”之意。
motivate強調驅使人們採取行動的原因或動機。
drive側重外來的驅策力和內心的感情力量的驅使。
prompt與motivate近義,強調起因。
三、含有drive的常見短語
disk drive
磁盤驅動器
drive away
趕走,開走
drive home
把釘牢;講明白,說清楚,使人明白
drive out
把…趕出去,驅逐,驅趕
drive up
擡高,迫使...上升
fluid drive
液壓傳動
let drive
打
test drive
(爲檢驗汽車的性能而進行的)試驗駕駛,試車
drive off
擊退;駕車離開
automatic drive
n.(汽車等)自動駕駛
drive in
趕進,敲進
drive line
傳動線
四、最後,做個填詞遊戲吧
Don't ______ so fast!
別開得那麼快!