Sens: active drive

lecteur actif, unité active (ordinateur)

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bottle drive

going to houses asking for pop and liquor bottles The bottle drive was a success. The girls earned $350.

cut and dried

simple, not complex, open and shut For me, the choice was cut and dried. I chose the Peugeot.

dribs and drabs

(See in dribs and drabs)

drink like a fish

drink a lot of liquor every day If Hal is coming to visit, buy lots of beer. He drinks like a fish.

drink up

drink your wine etc., bottoms up Drink up, my friends. It's Buddy's birthday!

drink you under the table

drink more liquor than you, drink and not pass out, put you away After three glasses of beer, you're nearly drunk. I bet I can drink you under the table!

drive a hard bargain

pay a low price, negotiate firmly When buying land, Cal drives a hard bargain. He pays low prices.

drive around

drive a car up and down the streets, tooling around At night we drove around town, looking for something to do.

drive at

mean, want to say something I couldn't understand what the opposing negotiators in the meeting were really driving at.

drive it home

make a message clear, say it so they understand When you talk about safe sex, drive it home. Stress safety.

drive me batty

cause me to be insane, drive me crazy The noise from that motorcycle is driving me batty!

drive me crazy

cause me to feel crazy, bug me a lot That TV commercial drives me crazy! It's on every channel!

drive me to the edge

cause me to be nearly mad or insane When those chipmunks sing, it drives me to the edge!

drive me up the wall

"cause me to feel anxious; go around the bend" I won't babysit at the Kaplans. The kids drive me up the wall.

drive someone up a wall

irritate or annoy someone greatly His constant complaining is driving me up a wall.

drive standard

shift gears on a car or truck Can you drive standard? My car has a five-speed transmission.

drive you

hit you, punch you, cream you If you get pushy, he'll drive you. He's got a bad temper.

drive you nuts

cause you to feel crazy, drive you crazy (see drive me crazy) Working for Harry will drive you nuts. He's a perfectionist.

drive you to distraction

cause you to lose thoughts, drive me up the wall Her continual chatter will drive you to distraction.

drive you to drink

cause you to drink alcohol or want to be drunk His critical attitude will drive you to drink. I had to resign.

get my drift

understand my meaning, dig me I don't think of you as a sister, if you get my drift.

hold your drinks

drink liquor but not be rude or foolish You may be able to hold your drinks, but you can't drive my car.

in dribs and drabs

a few at a time, little by little Many came to the sale, but they arrived in dribs and drabs.

in the drink

failing, bankrupt, up the creek In the drink - that's where I'd be without you. A total failure.

in the driver's seat

controlling events or decisions, in charge Money and talent will put you in the driver's seat - in control.

spike a drink

put alcohol in a drink of juice or pop or coffee Somebody must have spiked my drink. I feel quite dizzy.

take a drive/trip

travel, go for a drive, go on a trip They take a drive in the country every Sunday afternoon.

test drive

drive to evaluate, try it out I test drove the new Harley on Saturday. What a bike!

buy a drink

to pour a drink

drill

to tease; to call names:"I don't even know why you tryin' to drill while you wearing yo little brother shirt!"

drive-by

a gang form of execution; armed with guns they drive by their victims, take a shot at them, and drive off

to drink 40's

to drink 40 ounce bottles of malt liquor

drink away

1．drink continuously不停地喝酒
In the hotel， the old man was drinking away for hours．这位老人在旅馆里一连喝了几个小时的酒。
2．relieve by taking alcoholic drink 饮酒消愁解闷
You can't drink your sorrow away．借酒消愁愁更愁。
He tried to drink the memory away．他力图借饮酒来忘却这件事。
3．waste（money，time，etc．）by drinking alcohol把（钱、时间等）浪费在饮酒上
Tom drank the whole of his father's fortune away．汤姆喝光了他父亲的家当。

drink in

1．take in；absorb吸收
There is plenty of nitrogen in the air but it cannot be drunk in directly by the plants．空气中有大量的氮，但是植物不能直接吸收。
The thirsty plants drank in the welcome rain．干旱的庄稼吮吸着喜人的雨水。
Although they are old，they drink in knowledge as young students．虽然他们已经上了年纪，但是他们象年轻学生一样如饥似渴地吸取知识。
2．listen with attention to全神贯注地倾听
The boy drank in every word of the sailor's story of his adventures．这男孩全神贯注地倾听那水手讲的冒险故事的每一句话。
Whenever there's any gossip in the neighbourhood，Mrs Green drinks it all in and spreads it as fast as she can．无论什么时候，只要街坊四邻有什么闲话，格林太太总是全神贯注地听着，然后又尽可能快地张扬出去。
3．take pleasure in giving one's attention to（e．g．a sight）陶醉于；欣赏（景色等）
We stood on top of the hill， drinking in the beautiful view．我们站在小山之巅，欣赏这美丽的景色。
Their thirsty ears drank in the delicious music．他们如痴似醉地倾听那优美动听的音乐。

drink to

honour sb．with a drink为…祝酒
Let's drink to the health of the host．让我们举杯祝主人健康。
I propose that we drink to our success．我提议为我们的成功而干杯。

drive away

1．leave in a vehicle乘车离去
The boy began to cry when his parents drove away．父母开车离去时，那个男孩子哭了。
2．make go away驱走；驱散
She can't drive away her feelings of sadness．她驱散不了心头的悲哀。

drive away at

work very hard at（one's work，etc．）努力做（工作等）
We are driving away at this subject．我们正在埋头研究这个课题。
He is still driving away at the dictionary．他仍在孜孜不倦地编那本词典。

drive back

force sb．to go back击退；使…回
The soldiers drove back the enemy five times in a day．战士们一天打退了敌人的5次进攻。

drive crazy

cause sb．to become mad使…陷于精神错乱
This endless loud music is driving me crazy．这种无休止的噪声音乐快让我发疯了。

drive home to

force sb． to believe or see使…相信或了解
You must drive home to Jack where the present difficulties lie．你必须使杰克清楚地认识到当前的困难。
He can't drive home to us his point．他不能向我们透彻地阐述自己的观点。
Advertisers keep repeating the name of the product in order to drive the message home．做广告的人不断地重复产品的名字以便让人们听清楚他们的广告内容。

white as the driven snow

Idiom(s): (as) white as the driven snow

Theme: WHITENESS

very white.
• I like my bed sheets to be as white as the driven snow.
• We have a new kitten whose fur is white as the driven snow.

What are you driving at?

Idiom(s): What are you driving at?

Theme: MEANING

What are you implying?; What do you mean? (Informal.)
• What are you driving at? What are you trying to say?
• Why are you asking me all these questions? What are you driving at?

driving force behind

Idiom(s): driving force (behind sb or sth)

Theme: MOTIVATION

a person or a thing that motivates or directs someone or something.
• Money is the driving force behind most businesses.
• Ambition is the driving force behind Tom.
• Love can also be a driving force.

drive sth home

Idiom(s): drive sth home

Theme: UNDERSTANDING

to make something clearly understood.
• Why do I always have to shout at you to drive something home?
• Sometimes you have to be forceful to drive home a point.

drive sb up the wall

Idiom(s): drive sb up the wall

Theme: ANNOYANCE

to annoy or irritate someone.
• Stop whistling that tune. You re driving me up the wall.
• All his talk about moving to California nearly drove me up the wall.

drive sb crazy

Idiom(s): drive someone crazy AND drive someone mad

Theme: ANNOYANCE

to annoy or irritate someone.
• This itch is driving me crazy.
• All these telephone calls are driving me mad.

drink to excess

Idiom(s): drink to excess

Theme: DRINKING

to drink too much alcohol; to drink alcohol continually.
• Mr. Franklin drinks to excess.
• Some people drink to excess only at parties.

cut-and-dried

Idiom(s): cut-and-dried

Theme: BOREDOM

fixed; determined beforehand; usual and uninteresting.(Fixed order.)
• I find your writing quite boring. It's too cut-and-dried.
• The lecture was, as usual, cut-and-dried. It was the same thing we've heard for years.

drive sth into the ground

Idiom(s): run something into the ground AND drive something into the ground

Theme: PERSISTENCE

to carry something too far. (Informal.)
• It was a good joke at first, Tom, but you've run it into the ground.
• Just because everyone laughed once, you don't have to drive it into the ground.

drive sb mad