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drove
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droved
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droving
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- drove
[drəuv]
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1.
drive的过去式
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2.
noun
droves of people 一群群的人
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they came in (their) droves
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他们成群结队地进来
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- drove
[drov]
[drəuv]
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1.
noun
（赶着走的）畜群（牛群、猪群、羊群）
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2.
noun
（行动的）人群
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3.
noun
（石工的）阔凿子
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4.
noun
（石料的）粗凿工序，粗凿的石面
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5.
vt.,vi.
用阔凿子凿（石）
Collins English-English Dictionary
- drove
[drəυv]
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n
drove chisel a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
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2.
n
a herd of livestock being driven together
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3.
n
[often plural]
a moving crowd of people
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4.
n
a narrow irrigation channel
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to drive (a group of livestock), usually for a considerable distance
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6.
vi.
[intr]
to be employed as a drover
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7.
vi.
to work (a stone surface) with a drove
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8.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English draf herd; related to Middle Low German drefwech cattle pasture; see drive, drift
Examples
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It was late at night, so I did not realize what type of car he drove.
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那天天色太晚，我没有注意到他开的是哪款的车。
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I drove down to have a look.
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我开车下去看了看。
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The scandal drove him to leave the company.
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这个丑闻逼迫他离开了公司。
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I got in the car and drove off.
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我上了车，然后开车离开了。
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Mike drove the ball down the fairway.
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麦克一下把球击到了球到上。
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