drive
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they drive | |
he / she / it drives | |
past simple drove | |
past participle driven | |
-ing form driving |
- [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。
CollocationsDriving Driving 驾驶 Having a car 拥有一辆汽车 - have/own/(British English) run a car
有一辆汽车 - ride a motorcycle/motorbike
骑摩托车 - drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(North American English, informal) a stick shift
开/喜欢/用自动挡/手动挡汽车 - have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired
给汽车做一次保养/维修一下/修理一下 - buy/sell a used car/(especially British English) a second-hand car
买/卖二手车 - take/pass/fail a (British English) driving test/(both North American English) driver’s test/road test
参加/通过/未通过驾照考试/道路考试 - get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (British English) driving licence/(North American English) driver’s license
得到/拥有/丢失/携带驾照
Driving 驾驶 - put on/fasten/(North American English) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt
系上/解开安全带 - put/turn/leave the key in the ignition
把钥匙插进点火开关;转动钥匙点火;把钥匙留在点火开关 - start the car/engine
发动汽车/引擎 - (British English) change/(North American English) shift/put something into gear
换挡;挂上挡 - press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator
踩刹车/离合器/油门 - release the clutch/(especially British English) the handbrake/(both North American English) the emergency brake/the parking brake
松开离合器/手刹 - drive/park/reverse the car
驾车;停车;倒车 - (British English) indicate left/right
- (especially North American English) signal that you are turning left/right
- take/miss (British English) the turning/(especially North American English) the turn
拐弯;错过拐弯处 - apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)
踩刹车;猛踩刹车 - beep/honk/(especially British English) toot/(British English) sound your horn
按喇叭
Problems and accidents 问题及事故 - a car skids/crashes (into something)/collides (with something)
车打滑/撞上(某物)/(与某物)相撞 - swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian
猛地转弯以避开迎面来的车/行人 - crash/lose control of the car
撞车;车失控 - have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(North American English) a car wreck/a hit-and-run
出车祸/肇事逃逸事故;在车祸/肇事逃逸事故中丧生;幸免于车祸/肇事逃逸事故 - be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck
被汽车/公交车/大卡车轧过/撞倒 - dent/hit (British English) the bonnet/(North American English) the hood
撞凹/撞上引擎盖 - break/crack/shatter (British English) the windscreen/(North American English) the windshield
打碎挡风玻璃 - blow/(especially British English) burst/puncture (British English) a tyre/(North American English) a tire
爆胎;扎破轮胎 - get/have (British English) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture
胎瘪了;轮胎被扎破了 - inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire
给轮胎充气;更换/安装/更换/检查轮胎
Traffic and driving regulations 交通法规 - be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam
遇上堵车 - cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock
引起交通堵塞 - experience/face lengthy delays
经历/面临长时间的延误 - beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour
避开交通高峰时段 - break/observe/(North American English) drive the speed limit
超速行驶;遵守速度限制;限速行驶 - be caught on (British English) a speed camera
被测速摄像机逮住 - stop somebody for/pull somebody over for/(British English, informal) be done for speeding
因超速被要求停车/停靠路边/被逮住 - (both informal) run/(British English) jump a red light/the lights
闯红灯 - be arrested for/charged with (British English) drink-driving/(both US English) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)
因酒后驾车/醉酒驾车被逮捕/起诉 - be banned/(British English) disqualified from driving
被禁止驾车;被取消驾驶资格
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya1He was arrested for driving recklessly. 他因莽撞开车被捕。 She drove quickly back to the office. 她迅速开车回到了办公室。 We drove from Quebec to Ottawa. 我们从魁北克驾车到渥太华。 We must have driven over 600 kilometres today. 我们今天肯定开了600公里以上。 Driving lessons can be expensive. 驾驶课可能很贵。 We drove the rest of the way in silence. 余下的路上我们开着车,默不作声。 Have you ever driven a racing car? 你开过赛车吗? I learned to drive when I was 25. 我25岁的时候学会了开车。 They run a driving school in Birmingham. 他们在伯明翰经营一所驾校。 Be sure not to drink and drive (= drive when you have drunk alcohol). 一定不要酒后驾车。 a ban on texting and driving 禁止发短信和开车 to drive home/north 开车回家/北上 to drive safely 安全驾驶
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fast
- quickly
- slowly
- …
- down
- from
- to
- …
- drink and drive
- [transitive]
to take somebody somewhere in a car, taxi, etc. 驾车送(人) - drive somebody + adv./prep.
Could you drive me home? 你可以开车送我回家吗? My mother drove us to the airport. 我母亲开车把我们送到了机场。 They were driven to an unknown place in the hills. 他们被赶到山里一个不知名的地方。 - drive somebody
I don't want to take the bus. Will you drive me? 我不想坐公共汽车。你能开车送我吗?
Synonyms taketakeTopics Transport by car or lorrya2- lead
- escort
- drive
- show
- walk
- guide
- usher
- direct
- take to go with somebody from one place to another, for example in order to show them something or to show them the way to a place:
It’s too far to walk—I’ll take you by car. 步行路太远,我开车送你去。
- lead to go with or go in front of somebody in order to show them the way or to make them go in the right direction:
Firefighters led the survivors to safety. 消防队员把幸存者带到了安全的地方。
- escort to go with somebody in order to protect or guard them or to show them the way:
The president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards. 总统在十二名保镖的护送下到达。
- drive to take somebody somewhere in a car, taxi, etc:
My mother drove us to the airport. 我母亲开车把我们送到了机场。
- show to take somebody to a particular place, in the right direction, or along the correct route:
The attendant showed us to our seats. 服务员把我们带到我们的座位。
- walk to go somewhere with somebody on foot, especially in order to make sure that they get there safely; to take an animal, especially a dog, for a walk or make an animal walk somewhere:
He always walked her home. 他经常护送她走回家。 Have you walked the dog yet today? 你今天遛狗了吗?
- guide to show somebody the way to a place, often by going with them; to show somebody a place that you know well:
She guided us through the busy streets. 她带领我们穿过了繁忙的街道。 We were guided around the museums. 我们被领着参观了博物馆。
- usher (rather formal
) to politely take or show somebody where they should go, especially within a building: 指礼貌地引往、引导、引领,尤指在建筑物内: She ushered her guests to their seats. 她把客人引领到座位上。
- direct (rather formal
) to tell or show somebody how to get somewhere or where to go: 指给某人指路、为某人领路: A young woman directed them to the station. 一名年轻女子给他们指了去车站的路。
- to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide/usher/direct somebody to/out of/into something
- to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide somebody around/round
- to take/lead/escort/drive/walk somebody home
- to take/lead/escort/guide somebody to safety
- to lead/show the way
- drive somebody + adv./prep.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
(of a vehicle )交通工具 to travel under the control of a driver 猛落;急速驱进 A stream of black cars drove by. 黑色轿车一辆接着一辆开了过去。 A car drove up to us and a man got out. 一辆汽车向我们驶来,一名男子下了车。
- [transitive] drive something
to own or use a particular type of vehicle 拥有(或驾驶)…汽车 What car do you drive? 你开什么车? You need a special licence to drive a heavy goods vehicle. 驾驶重型货车需要专门的驾照。
- [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。
Extra ExamplesThe 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。
- drive somebody + adj.
- [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。
- drive somebody + adv./prep.
- [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。
- [transitive] drive somebody/something + adv./prep.
to force somebody/something to move in a particular direction 驱赶;赶走;驱逐 - [transitive] drive something
to influence something or cause it to make progress 激励;促进;推进 - [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
Extra ExamplesHe 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。
- [transitive] drive something + adv./prep.
to make an opening in or through something by using force 凿;挖掘 - [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)
- [transitive] drive something (+ adv./prep.)
to carry something along 吹;卷;刮;冲 - [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.)
to fall or move rapidly and with great force 猛落;急速驱进
vehicle交通工具
make somebody do something使人做某事
machine机器
make somebody/something move使移动
cause something to make progress推动
hit/push击;推
make a hole打洞
in sport体育运动
wind/water风;水
Word OriginOld 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 Topics Discussion and agreementc2狠狠地杀价
drive something home (to somebody)
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