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drive /draɪv/► SEE ALLdrive a coach and horses through sthdrive a hard bargaindrive sb insanedrive sb out of their mind/witsdrive sb to drinkdrive a wedge between A and Bdrive/run/work yourself into the grounddrive/hammer sth home (to sb)drive/send sb up the wall
●drive a coach and ˈhorses through sthsucceed in avoiding certain rules, conditions, etc. in an obvious and important way, without being punished （明目张胆地）钻…的空子◆The wage increase we’ve been given is three times the government’s limit. We’ve driven a coach and horses right through their pay policy.
我们的工资涨幅已是政府规定的三倍，我们是钻了工资政策的空子。●drive a hard ˈbargainmake sure that you always gain an advantage in business deals, etc. 决意要在交易中占上风；拼命讨价还价◆I wouldn’t try to do business with Jack; he’s got the reputation of driving a hard bargain.
我可不会与杰克做生意，他砍价狠是出了名的。●drive sb inˈsanemake sb more and more angry or irritated, especially over a long period of time （尤指长时间地）让人恼火，使人受不了，把人逼疯◆This job is driving me insane.
这工作烦死我了。●drive sb out of their ˈmind/ˈwits (informal) make sb crazy, or very nervous or worried 让人发疯（或紧张、担心）◆That noise is driving me out of my mind!
那噪音简直让我发疯！●drive sb to ˈdrink (often humorous) make sb so annoyed, worried, etc. that they begin to drink too much alcohol 逼得某人借酒浇愁◆A week with those noisy kids is enough to drive anyone to drink!
和那些吵吵闹闹的孩子呆上一个星期，准能把人烦得去喝闷酒！●drive a wedge between A and Bmake two people become less friendly or loving towards each other 使不和；离间；挑拨◆The disagreements over money finally drove a wedge between them, and they ended up getting divorced.
在钱财上的分歧使他俩感情不和，最终离婚了。 NOTE A wedge is a piece of wood, metal, etc. with one thick end and one thin pointed end that you use to keep two things apart or to split wood or rock. * wedge 指木头或金属等制作的楔子，用于使两样东西保持分开状态，或劈开木头、石头等。 ●drive/run/work yourself into the ˈgroundwork so hard that you become extremely tired 使自己工作得过度疲劳；把自己累垮◆You need to be careful, or you’ll run yourself into the ground before long.你要小心点，不然过不了多久你就会累垮的。◆With only two or three hours’ sleep a night, he was driving himself into the ground.他一晚只睡两三个小时，快要把自己累死了。●drive/hammer sth ˈhome (to sb)make sure that sb understands sth completely, for example by repeating it often （通过重复等）让某人完全理解◆The instructor tried to drive home to us the need for safety precautions before diving.教练让我们充分明白跳水前采取安全措施的必要性。◆Police used statistics to hammer home their warning about car theft.警方用统计数据来警示人们盗车问题的严重性。●drive/send sb up the ˈwall (informal) make sb very annoyed; drive sb crazy 激怒；把某人逼疯◆That noise is driving me up the wall.那噪音快把我逼疯了。 |
