to operate a vehicle so that it goes in a particular direction
رانندگی کردن, راندن
see also fly-drive
2
A2
to take somebody somewhere in a car, taxi, etc.
بردن با ماشین
Could you drive me home?
My mother drove us to the airport.
They were driven to an unknown place in the hills.
I don't want to take the bus. Will you drive me?
3
A2
to travel under the control of a driver
رانندگی کردن
A stream of black cars drove by.
A car drove up to us and a man got out.
4
A2
to own or use a particular type of vehicle
رانندگی کردن
What car do you drive?
You need a special licence to drive a heavy goods vehicle.
5
B1
to make somebody very angry, crazy, etc. or to make them do something extreme
وادار کردن, عصبی کردن, دیوانه کردن, عصبانی کردن
to drive somebody crazy/mad/nuts/insane
Hunger drove her to steal.
Those kids are driving me to despair.
6
to force somebody to act in a particular way
وادار کردن, مجبور کردن, برانگیختن
The urge to survive drove them on.
You're driving yourself too hard.
He was driven by the desire to understand how things work.
The work is driven by the need for information sharing.
7
to provide the power that makes a machine work; to operate a device
به حرکت درآوردن, کار انداختن
a steam-driven locomotive
The interface can be used to drive a printer.
8
to force somebody/something to move in a particular direction
راندن, وادار کردن, به جلو راندن
to drive sheep into a field
The enemy was driven back.
9
to influence something or cause it to make progress
تحریک کردن, پیش بردن
This is the main factor driving investment in the area.
A key factor driving growth was the launch of convenient products.
The dairy products market will also be driven by consumer demand.
10
to force something to go in a particular direction or into a particular position by pushing it, hitting it, etc.
راندن, به جلو راندن, پیش بردن
to drive a nail into a piece of wood
11
to make an opening in or through something by using force
حفر کردن, سوراخ کردن, حفاری کردن, راه باز کردن
They drove a tunnel through the solid rock.
12
to hit a ball with force, sending it forward
ضربه زدن به توپ
to drive the ball into the rough
13
to carry something along
حمل کردن, بردن, حمل و نقل کردن
Huge waves drove the yacht onto the rocks.
14
to fall or move rapidly and with great force
سقوط کردن, افتادن با شدت
The waves drove against the shore.
noun
A2
1
A2
a journey in a car or other vehicle
سفر با خودرو, حرکت با خودرو
2
the equipment in a vehicle that takes power from the engine to the wheels
سیستم انتقال نیرو, تجهیزات انتقال حرکت موتور به چرخ‌ها, گیربکس خودرو
the drive shaft
a car with four-wheel drive
a left-/right-hand drive car
see also belt drive
3
the position of the gears in a car with automatic transmission(= a system that changes the gears by itself so the driver does not have to) in which they are unlocked so that the engine can send power to the wheels
حالت رانندگی, حالت حرکت
He jumped in, put the car in drive and set off.
compare park(6)
4
a wide hard path or a private road that leads from the street to a house
راه ماشین‌رو, راه خصوصی, ورودی, جاده‌ی ورودی
There were two cars parked in the drive.
5
an organized effort by a group of people to achieve something
کمپین, تلاش گروهی, پویش, حرکت جمعی
The company is launching a big recruitment drive.
an export/economy drive
a drive for greater efficiency
the government’s drive to reduce energy consumption
see also blood drive
6
a strong desire or need in people
میل شدید, خواست قوی, تمایل شدید, نیاز قوی, اشتیاق
The treatment should not affect your sex drive or fertility.
7
a strong desire to do things and achieve something; great energy
انگیزه, میل شدید
He'll do very well—he has tremendous drive.
8
a long hard hit or kick
ضربه محکم, شوت محکم, ضربه قوی
She has a strong forehand drive .
He scored with a brilliant 25-yard drive.
He hit a line drive straight at me.
Cole scored with a thunderous left-foot drive.
9
a type of computer storage that stores large amounts of data on a spinning(= turning) disk
دیسک سخت, هارد دیسک
a CD drive
see also disk drive
10
a social occasion when a lot of people compete in a game such as whist or bingo
مسابقه اجتماعی, گردهمایی بازی
11
an act of going after animals or the enemy and making them go into a smaller area, especially in order to kill or capture them