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drive /draiv/ I. vt.& vi. (drove, driven) 1. 驱，赶；驾驶；赶车：drive a dog away 把狗赶走； drive the cattle to the market把家畜赶到市场；drive a car (tractor) 开汽车(拖拉机) The machinery is driven by electricity. 这些机械是用电开动的。Shall we drive home or walk? 我们开车还是步行回家? 2.驱使，逼使，逼迫： drive a person hard 逼人太甚； drive sb. mad 使人发疯 3. 用于短语动词drive at 想说，想解释：I can’t understand what she’s driving at. 我不理解她想说什么。drive away 驱赶：Tourists have been driven away from our beaches by the threat of oil pollution. 旅游者害怕石油污染从我们海边吓跑了。A trip to the seaside will drive your cares away.到海边游玩能让你彻底放松。‖II. n. ［c］驾驶，开车旅行：go for a drive 开车旅行去； have a pleasant drive 快活的乘车出游

［辨析］drive可用作 vt. 和 vi., 意指 “驾驶(车)、开车”。如：He drives a car. He drives well. steer作为vt.意为“驾驶车(或船)”, 其宾语后需接一描述性的词或短语。如： steer a boat by the star; steer a car round a corner; 该词作为vi.时，意为(船、车等)被驾驶。如： This car steers easily. (这辆汽车容易驾驶)。