Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #640
drive
开车；驾车；车程
A journey in a car or other vehicle; an act of driving.
- 1.
Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
计划的,通常是长期的努力以实现某事；与雄心、决心和动力相结合的能力。
- 2.
the act of applying force to propel something
施加力量推动某物的行为
- 3.
Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; (especially) a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
猛烈或快速的运动；向前或向外的冲刺；(尤其是)业务的强制或匆忙处理。
- 4.
a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
机器中传递力量或动力的机制
- 5.
An act of driving (prompting) animals forward.
驱赶动物的行为
- 6.
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
推进原则或朝特定目标前进的一系列行动
- 7.
A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take an objective.
在面对敌人时持续推进以达到目标。
- 8.
Certain mechanisms in vehicles.
车辆中的某些机制。
- 9.
An act of piloting or riding within a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
驾驶或乘坐车辆的行为(现通常指机动车)
- 10.
Certain surfaces for driving on.
用于驾驶的某些表面。
- 11.
Desire or interest.
欲望或兴趣
- 12.
A device for reading and writing data.
读取和写入数据的设备
- 13.
The state of being under pressure, stressed and hurried.
处于压力、紧张和匆忙的状态
- 14.
A stroke made with a driver.
用球杆击球的一击
- 15.
A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
平直轨迹击出的球
- 16.
A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
通过垂直弧线挥杆击球的击球方式,通常沿地面击出,位于封盖和中门之间
- 17.
A straight level shot or pass.
直线平稳的射门或传球
- 18.
An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
进攻回合,通常由几次进攻和/或首次进攻组成,常导致得分机会
- 19.
A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
慈善活动,如募捐、义卖或玩具捐赠
- 20.
A campaign aimed at selling or promoting (something).
旨在销售或推广的活动
- 21.
An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
由冲头漂移形成的印模或模具
- 22.
A collection of objects that are driven.
被驱动物品的集合
运动；活动；干劲；动力；驱动器；光驱；欲望；兴趣；车道；私人车道；传动装置；驱动装置
In use
The electric car's drive system is quiet and efficient.
My computer's hard drive failed, and I lost all my files.
The charity organized a fundraising drive to build new schools.
after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off
a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds
the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant
Connections
Collocations
- sales drive
- 促销活动
- The company launched a sales drive to attract new customers.公司发起了一场促销活动来吸引新客户。
- recruitment drive
- 招聘活动
- The police held a recruitment drive at local colleges.警方在本地大学举办了招聘活动。
- hard drive
- 硬盘
- My hard drive is almost full.我的硬盘几乎满了。
- four-wheel drive
- 四轮驱动
- This truck has four-wheel drive for rough roads.这辆卡车有四轮驱动，适合崎岖路面。
- drive to succeed
- 成功的动力
- Her drive to succeed keeps her working late.她成功的动力让她一直工作到很晚。
- take a drive
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象猛踩油门向前冲的画面：开车要‘驱动’车轮，做事要有‘干劲’，电脑也要装‘驱动器’。记住 drive = 推动。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：business、news reports、describing a person drive 作名词表示“有计划的努力”或“干劲、决心”时，通常用于商业、新闻或描述个人品质的语境，语气中性。实际使用时多与具体目标搭配，如 a sales drive；单独说 drive 表示“干劲”时也常见于较书面的表达。
Grammar Note
作为可数名词，常与介词to或for搭配。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 drive 押韵：hive, five, dive, alive, arrive, thrive 的结尾均为 /aɪv/。注意 lookalike：live 形容词 /laɪv/ 也押韵，但动词 /lɪv/ 不押韵；give /ɡɪv/ 虽以 -ive 结尾但不押韵。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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