to drive sb to sth

to drive sb to sth
1. [+ car, lorry, bus, train] 驾驶；开
- He drives a taxi. 他开出租车。
- the man who had driven the getaway car 驾驶逃逸汽车的男子
2. (take by car) [+ person] 开车送
- My mother drives me to school. 妈妈开车送我上学。
- I was able to drive myself to work. 我能够自己开车上班。
3. (be in charge of) [+ horse] 驱赶； [+ cart, carriage, coach] 驾驭
- a little old lady who drives a horse and buggy around town 赶着轻型马车绕着城跑的小个子老妇人
4. (power) [+ motor, wheel, rocket] 推动；驱动
- the electric motors that drive the wheels 驱动轮子的电动机
- They use liquid hydrogen to drive the rockets. 他们用液态氢驱动火箭。
5. 【体】 (kick) [+ football] 劲射
(hit) [+ tennis ball] 抽击
(strike) [+ golf ball] 大力击球
- Armstrong drove the ball into the Liverpool net. 阿姆斯特朗一脚劲射, 皮球应声蹿入利物浦队网窝。
6. (move) [+ sheep, cattle] 赶;驱赶
- Every summer shepherds drive their sheep to pasture. 每个夏季, 牧羊人都会把羊群赶到牧场上。
7. (force to go) [+ person] 赶走；迫使…采取某种行动
- those who have been driven from their homes by the conflict 那些因战争而被迫离开家园的人
- The war drove thousands of people into neighbouring countries. 战争迫使成千上万的人涌入邻国。
8. 【猎】 [+ game] 围赶
- To drive deer with a vehicle is a criminal offence. 驾车逐鹿是犯罪行为。
9. 【猎】 (search for game) [+ area] 在…搜寻猎物
- Drive the area you plan to hunt. 在你准备狩猎的区域搜寻猎物。
10. to drive sb to sth
(push to) [+ murder, suicide] 迫使某人做某事；驱使某人做某事
- His depression drove him to suicide. 抑郁驱使他自杀。
- Jealousy drives people to murder. 嫉妒驱使人们去杀人。
11. to be driven by sth
(strongly motivated) 受…驱动；受…驱使
- a man driven by greed and envy 受贪婪和嫉妒驱使的男子
12. to drive sth into sth
[+ nail, peg, stake, rivet] 把…敲入…；把…压进…
- I used a sledgehammer to drive the pegs into the ground. 我用大锤把桩子打进了地里。
13. to drive sth into sth
[+ hole, shaft] 在…内钻…；在…里凿…
- It drives a hole into the coal seam using a hydraulic bit. 它用水力钻头在煤层上钻洞。
14. (dash) [rain +] 猛浇； [wind +] 猛刮； [waves +] 猛打；猛击
- The wind drove the stinging sleet into her eyes, mouth and nose. 风将刺骨的冻雨刮进了她的眼睛、嘴巴、鼻子里。
15. (urge on) 驱使…拼命工作；督促…拼命干
- parents who drive their children too hard 把孩子逼得太紧的父母
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