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 sang in the bath and drove my parents up the wall.
  我在浴室里唱歌，我父母快受不了了。
• I drove out of the gates, past the keeper's lodge.
  我驶出大门，经过守门人的小屋。
• They drove through a tall iron gate and stopped before a large white villa.
  他们开车穿过一个大铁门，在一栋白色的大别墅前面停了下来。
• 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。
• 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。
• Cowboys drove covered wagons and rode horses, lassoing cattle.
  牛仔们有的赶着大篷车，有的骑着马，抛套索捕牛。
• The black car drove away from them and disappeared
  那辆黑色轿车驶离了他们的视线。
• I held it still and drove in a nail.
  我稳稳地拿着它将钉子钉了进去。
• 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。