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

• Martin drove along until he found a convenient parking place.
  马丁一直往前开，直到找到了一个方便的停车场。
• We drove past it and had to double back.
  我们开过了，不得不原路返回。
• Men drove off the dogs with stones.
  人们用石头赶走了狗群。
• 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。
• I held it still and drove in a nail.
  我稳稳地拿着它将钉子钉了进去。
• 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。
• He reversed and drove away
  他把车倒出来，开走了。
• He put the truck in gear and drove on.
  他把卡车挂上挡，继续往前开。
• I drove around the business district.
  我开车在商业区转了转。