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Drive Car Draɪv Energy Strong Hard People Greater
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BrE / draɪv / NAmE / draɪv / |
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- let's go for a drive.
- a drive through the mountains
- it's a three-hour drive to london.
- the drive shaft
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drive(noun)BrE / draɪv / NAmE / draɪv / - a journey in a car or other vehicle
- Let's go for a drive.
- a drive through the mountains
- It's a three-hour drive to London.
- the equipment in a vehicle that takes power from the engine to the wheels
- the drive shaft
- a car with four-wheel drive
- a left-/right-hand drive car (= a car where the driver and the controls are on the left/right)
- a wide hard path or a private road that leads from the street to a house
- There were two cars parked in/on the drive.
- an organized effort by a group of people to achieve something
- a recruitment/export/economy drive
- a drive for greater efficiency
- the government’s drive to reduce energy consumption
- the campaign for parliamentary reform
- an advertising campaign
- She finally won the legal battle for compensation.
- the endless battle between man and nature
- the struggle for independence
- the struggle between good and evil
- the battle/struggle between good and evil
- the drive for greater efficiency
- a drive to reduce energy consumption
- From today, we’re going on an economy drive(= we must spend less).
- the war against crime
- Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies.
- a strong desire or need in people
- a strong desire to do things and achieve something; great energy
- He'll do very well—he has tremendous drive.
- a long hard hit or kick
- She has a strong forehand drive (= in tennis).
- He scored with a brilliant 25-yard drive.
- the part of a computer that reads and stores information on disks or tapes
- a 750GB hard drive
- a CD drive
- a social occasion when a lot of people compete in a game such as whist or bingo
- an act of chasing animals or the enemy and making them go into a smaller area, especially in order to kill or capture them
- used in the names of roads
Extra Examples- A lack of narrative drive leaves the reader with piecemeal vignettes.
- A number of police cars blocked the drive.
- All my family live within an hour’s drive.
- Cole scored with a thunderous left-foot drive.
- He hit a line drive straight at me.
- He lacks the competitive drive needed to succeed.
- He pulled into a long drive leading up to a large villa.
- He walked up the front drive of the vicarage.
- It’s a pleasant drive to the coast.
- It’s one of the most scenic drives in Europe.
- Left-hand drive cars make driving in Britain difficult.
- Let’s go for a drive.
- The Popular Front spearheaded the drive for independence.
- The lakes are only a short drive away.
- The spots will run during drive time radio.
- There was a car parked on the drive.
- We organized a food drive for the city’s homeless shelters.
- We’re going to launch a big recruitment drive in the autumn.
- You need to inject more narrative drive into the story.
- a drive against corruption
- a drive towards higher safety standards
- a forehand drive down the line
- a housing development within a 30-minute drive time from the airport
- the country’s drive for modernization
- the recent recruitment drive by the police
- From today, we’re going on an economy drive.
- He offered to take me for a drive later in the day.
- He played a crucial role in the drive for greater efficiency.
- He was tired after the long drive home.
- He’ll do very well—he has tremendous drive.
- I took the car for a test drive.
- She is leading the recruitment drive.
- The beach is a 20-minute drive away.
- The government has launched a drive to reduce energy consumption.
- The treatment should not affect your sex drive or fertility.
- We have this insatiable drive to be successful in the markets we serve.
- We went for a drive along the coast.
Word Origin- Old English drīfan ‘urge (a person or animal) to go forward’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drijven and German treiben.
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