驱车旅行：drive词汇用法讲解
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， 你还能开车吗？一分钟以前，你还死着呢。
——《碟中谍5: 神秘国度》
一、下面我们来看看drive有几种含义
n.
1.驱车旅行；兜风；车程 [C]
We went for a drive in the afternoon.
我们下午开车出去兜风。
2.私人车道；路，大道 [C]
Then it must have been Dorothy who had dropped the ruMours at Moreton Drive.
这样看来，在莫里顿大道散布流言蜚语的一定是多萝西。
3.冲动；欲望 [C]
He was dominated by an insatiable drive for fame.
他被一种难以满足的成名欲支配着。
4.干劲；魄力；积极性 [U]
He is a man of great drive.
他是一个劲头十足的人。
5.运动；宣传活动 [C]
The manager decided to launch a sales drive.
经理决定开展一次促销活动。
v.
1.驾驶（汽车等） [T]
I don't know how to drive a carriage.
我不会驾马车。
2.用车送 [T]
He'll drive us to the airport.
他会开车送我们去机场。
3.驱动；推动 [T]
The machine is driven by electricity.
这机器用电力驱动。
4.驱赶；围赶（猎物） [T]
He claims to be able to drive our demons.
他声称能驱赶我们的恶魔。
5.迫使 [T]
He drove her to admit it.
他逼迫她承认。
6.把（钉，桩等）打入 [T]
We first drove the stakes into the ground.
我们首先把桩打入地里。
7.挖掘 [T]
The farmers drove wells to water the crops.
农民打井灌溉庄稼。
8.开车 [I]
The accident was a salutary experience. I'll never drink and drive again.
那次意外是个有益的教训，我再也不酒后驾车了。
9.（风、雨）狂吹猛打；疾驰 [I]
The rain was driving in our faces.
雨扑面打来。
二、词义辨析：哪些词汇能表示驱使的意思
motivate, drive, prompt
这些动词均含“促使，驱使”之意。
motivate强调驱使人们采取行动的原因或动机。
drive侧重外来的驱策力和内心的感情力量的驱使。
prompt与motivate近义，强调起因。
三、含有drive的常见短语
disk drive
磁盘驱动器
drive away
赶走,开走
drive home
把钉牢;讲明白,说清楚,使人明白
drive out
把…赶出去,驱逐,驱赶
drive up
抬高,迫使...上升
fluid drive
液压传动
let drive
打
test drive
(为检验汽车的性能而进行的)试验驾驶,试车
drive off
击退;驾车离开
automatic drive
n.(汽车等)自动驾驶
drive in
赶进,敲进
drive line
传动线
四、最后，做个填词游戏吧
Don't ______ so fast!
别开得那么快！
