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

• We drove past it and had to double back.
  我们开过了，不得不原路返回。
• My friend was hungry, so we drove to a shopping mall to get some food
  我的朋友饿了，于是我们开车去一家购物中心吃饭。
• 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。
• I held it still and drove in a nail.
  我稳稳地拿着它将钉子钉了进去。
• I drove along sinuous mountain roads.
  我行驶在蜿蜒的山路上。
• 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。
• I drove along the dirt road
  我驱车沿那条土路行进。
• I drove gingerly past the security check points.
  我战战兢兢地开车经过安检站。
• I drove around the business district.
  我开车在商业区转了转。
• He put the truck in gear and drove on.
  他把卡车挂上挡，继续往前开。