drive, ride

motivate, drive, prompt

名詞 drive:

1. the act of applying force to propel something
   同義詞：thrust, driving force
2. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
   同義詞：campaign, cause, crusade, movement, effort
4. a road leading up to a private house
   同義詞：driveway, private road
5. the trait of being highly motivated
6. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
   同義詞：driving
7. the act of driving a herd of animals overland
8. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
   同義詞：ride
9. a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
10. (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
11. a wide scenic road planted with trees
    同義詞：parkway
12. (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

動詞 drive:

1. operate or control a vehicle
2. travel or be transported in a vehicle
   同義詞：motor
3. cause someone or something to move by driving
4. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
   同義詞：force, ram
5. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
6. cause to move back by force or influence
   同義詞：repel, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
7. compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
8. push, propel, or press with force
9. cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
10. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
    同義詞：tug, labor, labour, push
11. move into a desired direction of discourse
    同義詞：get, aim
12. have certain properties when driven
    同義詞：ride
13. work as a driver
14. move by being propelled by a force
15. urge forward
16. proceed along in a vehicle
    同義詞：take
17. strike with a driver, as in teeing off
18. hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically
19. excavate horizontally
20. cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
21. hunting: search for game
22. hunting: chase from cover into more open ground

1. I wish I knew what they were really driving at.
   我希望我能知道他們真實的意圖
2. Could you drive me to the station?
   你可以開車送我到車站去嗎？
3. He drives the team relentlessly.
   他無情地鞭策全隊苦練。
4. A man driven by jealousy is capable of anything.
   嫉妒心可使人什麼都做得出來。
5. Huge waves drove the yacht onto the rocks.
   巨浪把游艇卷到巖石上。
6. He is clever but he won't succeed because he lacks drive.
   他聰明是聰明，但是沒有干勁，做事不會成功。
7. How can I drive away these feelings of sadness?
   我該怎樣做才能驅(qū)散憂傷感？
8. Don't drink and drive.
   別喝了酒開車。

drive

v.（動詞）
drove[drôv] driv.en[drv.…n] driv.ing,drives
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To push, propel, or press onward forcibly; urge forward:
驅(qū)趕：用力向前擠、推或壓；催促向前：
例句：
drove the horses into the corral.
把馬趕進馬廄

To repulse forcefully; put to flight:
用力驅(qū)除；使離開：
例句：
drove the attackers away; drove out any thought of failure.
趕走襲擊者；打消失敗的念頭

To guide, control, or direct (a vehicle).
駕駛：引導(dǎo)、控制或指揮（車輛）

To convey or transport in a vehicle:
用車輛運輸：
例句：
drove the children to school.
開車送孩子去上學(xué)

To traverse in a vehicle:
驅(qū)車：
例句：
drive the freeways to work.
開車走高速公路上班

To supply the motive force or power to and cause to function:
發(fā)動：提供動力并使發(fā)動：
例句：
Steam drives the engine.
蒸氣驅(qū)動引擎

To compel or force to work, often excessively:
驅(qū)迫：迫使工作，常指過度工作：
例句：
.Every serious dancer is driven by notions of perfection—perfect expressiveness, perfect technique.(Susan Sontag)
.每個嚴(yán)肅的舞蹈者都為完美的信念——完美的表現(xiàn)力，完美的技巧所驅(qū)使.(蘇珊·桑塔格)

To force into or from a particular act or state:
強迫：迫使進入或離開某特定動作或狀態(tài)：
例句：
Indecision drives me crazy.
猶豫要把我逼瘋了

To force to go through or penetrate:
鉆入：迫使經(jīng)過或穿過：
例句：
drove the stake into the ground.
把木樁打進地面

To create or produce by penetrating forcibly:
鉆出：經(jīng)用力穿透而創(chuàng)造或產(chǎn)生：
例句：
The nail drove a hole in the tire.
釘子在車胎上扎了個洞

To carry through vigorously to a conclusion:
達成：精辟地說明并達成結(jié)論：
例句：
drove home his point.
精辟地闡明他的觀點

Sports To throw, strike, or cast (a ball, for example) hard or rapidly.
【體育運動】 猛擊：迅速或猛烈地?fù)羧踊蛲叮ㄇ颍?/br>Basketball To move with the ball directly through:
【籃球】 帶球直接通過：
例句：
drove the lane and scored.
沖過罰球區(qū)得分

Baseball To cause (a run) to be scored.
【棒球】 使（跑壘）得分

To chase (game) into the open or into traps or nets.
追趕：將（獵物）趕入空地或陷阱或獵網(wǎng)
To search (an area) for game in such a manner.
搜索：經(jīng)此方式在某一地區(qū)捕（獵物）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To move along or advance quickly as if pushed by an impelling force.
猛沖：迅速地移動仿佛被強迫力量推動
To rush, dash, or advance violently against an obstruction:
撞擊：向障礙物猛烈地驅(qū)趕、沖擊或推進：
例句：
The wind drove into my face.
風(fēng)吹打著我的臉

To operate a vehicle, such as a car.
駕駛：操縱交通工具，如車輛
To go or be transported in a vehicle:
乘車：坐車前往或被車運送：
例句：
drove to the supermarket.
驅(qū)車去超級市場

Sports To hit, throw, or impel a ball or other missile forcibly.
【體育運動】 用力擊球：猛擊、扔或抽球或其它飛行體
Basketball To move directly to the basket with the ball.
【籃球】 帶球直接投籃
To make an effort to reach or achieve an objective; aim.
瞄準(zhǔn)：努力達到一個目標(biāo)；瞄準(zhǔn)
n.（名詞）
The act of driving.
驅(qū)動的行為
A trip or journey in a vehicle.
驅(qū)車旅行
Abbr. Dr.A road for automobiles and other vehicles.
縮寫 Dr.車行道：汽車或其它車輛行駛的道路

The means or apparatus for transmitting motion or power to a machine or from one machine part to another.
驅(qū)動；驅(qū)動機構(gòu)：將運動或能量從機器的一個部件傳遞到另一個部件的方法或設(shè)備
The means by which automotive power is applied to a roadway:
駕駛方法：汽車的驅(qū)動力作用于路面的方式：
例句：
four-wheel drive.
四輪驅(qū)動

The means or apparatus for controlling and directing an automobile:
駕駛裝置：汽車控制與轉(zhuǎn)向的方式與儀器：
例句：
right-hand drive.
右側(cè)駕駛裝置

Computer Science A device that reads data from and writes data onto a storage medium, such as a floppy disk.
【計算機科學(xué)】 驅(qū)動器：從存儲媒介（如軟盤）上讀出或?qū)懭霐?shù)據(jù)的設(shè)備
A strong organized effort to accomplish a purpose.See Synonyms at campaign
為達到目的而進行的強大的組織力量參見 campaign
Energy, push, or aggressiveness.
干勁、沖動或攻擊性
Psychology A strong motivating tendency or instinct, especially of sexual or aggressive origin, that prompts activity toward a particular end.
【心理學(xué)】 內(nèi)驅(qū)力：強烈的動力傾向或本能，尤指性或攻擊本性它使人的行為指向一定目的
A massive, sustained military offensive.
軍事上大規(guī)模的持續(xù)強攻

Sports The act of hitting, knocking, or thrusting a ball very swiftly.
【體育運動】 快速擊球：迅速地?fù)?、敲或抽球的動?/br>Sports The stroke or thrust by which a ball is driven.
【體育運動】 擊或抽球
Basketball The act of moving with the ball directly to the basket.
【籃球】 帶球直接投籃

A rounding up and driving of cattle to new pastures or to market.
驅(qū)趕牛群：圈集并驅(qū)趕牛群到新的牧場或市場
A gathering and driving of logs down a river.
原木順流而下
The cattle or logs thus driven.
被驅(qū)趕的牛群，順流而下的原木

<常用詞組>drive at
To mean to do or say:
要做或說：
例句：
I don`t understand what you`re driving at.
我不明白您的意思

來源：
Middle English driven
中古英語 driven
from Old English drofan * see dhreibh-
源自 古英語 drofan *參見 dhreibh-

【引伸】
driv.abil.ity
n.（名詞）
driv.able
adj.（形容詞）