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

• He drove off in the direction of Larry's shop
  他驾车朝着拉里商店的方向驶去。
• I drove around the business district.
  我开车在商业区转了转。
• Mrs Glick drove her own car and the girls went in Nancy's convertible.
  格利克夫人开着自己的车，女孩们上了南希的敞篷车。
• 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。
• 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。
• They drove across the river to New Hampshire on a hot tar road.
  他们沿着一条滚烫的柏油路开过了河，来到新罕布什尔州。
• He put the truck in gear and drove on.
  他把卡车挂上挡，继续往前开。
• 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。
• He reversed and drove away
  他把车倒出来，开走了。