drove

英 [drəʊv]

美 [droʊv]

n.  (移动的)人群，畜群
v.  驾驶; 开车; 驾车送(人); 拥有(或驾驶)…汽车
drive的过去式; outdrive的过去式

复数：droves　现在分词：droving　

GRE

BNC.18464 / COCA.14747

牛津词典

noun

• （移动的）人群，畜群
  a large number of people or animals, often moving or doing sth as a group
  1. droves of tourists
     成群的游客
  2. People were leaving the countryside in droves to look for work in the cities.
     一批一批的人离开农村到城里找工作。

柯林斯词典

• 
  Droveis the past tense ofdrive.

英英释义

noun

• a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
  Synonym:drove chisel
• a moving crowd
  Synonym:hordeswarm
• a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

双语例句

• I drove around the business district.
  我开车在商业区转了转。
• The government drove the guerrillas off with infantry and air strikes
  政府用步兵和空袭击退了游击队。
• The last offensive drove thousands of people into Thailand
  最后一次进攻将成千上万的人赶到了泰国。
• He reversed and drove away
  他把车倒出来，开走了。
• The girls hurried outside, climbed into the car, and drove off
  姑娘们匆忙跑了出来，爬进汽车，然后开车走了。
• We drove on for a few miles
  我们继续往前开了几公里。
• Two friends and I drove to Florida during college spring break
  我和两个朋友在大学春假期间开车去了佛罗里达。
• He regularly drove from his home to his place of employment.
  他定期开车往返于家和工作地点之间。
• He put the truck in gear and drove on.
  他把卡车挂上挡，继续往前开。
• The recession and hospital bills drove them into bankruptcy
  经济衰退和医疗账单逼得他们破产了。