Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #640
drive
驾驶;开车
operate a vehicle
- 1.
To operate a vehicle:
驾驶车辆
- 2.
To compel to move:
迫使移动
- 3.
To cause to move by the application of physical force:
通过物理力使移动
- 4.
To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
通过施加力使位移(物理或非物理)
- 5.
To compel to undergo a non-physical change:
迫使经历非物理变化
- 6.
To move forcefully.
猛烈移动
- 7.
To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
被猛烈推动或推进(尤指船)
- 8.
To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
使保持运动;进行;执行
- 9.
To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
通过驱赶内含物来清除
- 10.
To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
水平挖掘;开凿水平巷道或隧道
- 11.
To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
组织一系列进攻并推进球(美式足球)
- 12.
To be the dominant party in a sex act.
在性行为中占主导地位
推动;驱动;驱使;迫使;逼得;猛冲;疾驰;进行;推进;驱除;赶走
In use
I drive to work every day.
She drove her children to school this morning.
He is driving too fast on the highway.
Verb forms
base drive · third person drives · -ing driving · past drove · past participle driven
不规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- drive a car
- 开车
- She learned to drive a car when she was 18.她18岁时学会了开车。
- drive to work
- 开车上班
- I drive to work every morning.我每天早上开车上班。
- drive someone crazy
- 逼疯某人
- The constant noise is driving me crazy.持续的噪音快把我逼疯了。
- drive away
- 驾车离开;赶走
- He drove away without saying a word.他一句话没说就开车走了。
- drive home a point
- 把观点讲透彻
- The teacher used an example to drive home the point.老师用一个例子把观点讲透彻了。
- drive off
- 驾车离开;击退
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将'drive'联想为开车时脚踩油门,推动车子前进,也暗示迫使或驱动。
Context & Register
本义为‘驾驶车辆’,属于中性语体,通常用于日常交通场景,如开车上班、驾车旅行等。
Grammar Note
可作及物或不及物动词;表示'驾驶'时宾语为车辆;表示'驱使'时后接宾语+不定式
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the '-ive' spelling and rhyme with drive (/draɪv/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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