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 drove around the business district.
  我开车在商业区转了转。
• The black car drove away from them and disappeared
  那辆黑色轿车驶离了他们的视线。
• His daughter Carly drove him to the train station.
  他女儿卡莉开车将他送到火车站。
• 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。
• The girls hurried outside, climbed into the car, and drove off
  姑娘们匆忙跑了出来，爬进汽车，然后开车走了。
• They drove southward
  他们驾车南行。
• 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。
• Men drove off the dogs with stones.
  人们用石头赶走了狗群。
• 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。
• 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。