drove
drove — verb
1. the past simple form of 'drive' — used to say that someone operated a vehicle an
the past simple form of 'drive' — used to say that someone operated a vehicle and travelled in it at a time before now
Ravindra drove his neighbor to the airport at four in the morning.
drove + person + to + place
Takeshi drove the delivery truck along the coastal highway all night.
drove + vehicle + along + route
Mert drove carefully through the heavy fog on his way home.
Trang drove her daughter to piano lessons every Tuesday afternoon.
Paul drove across the city to pick up his friend from the hospital.
文法句型
drove + vehicle
drove + to + place
drove + person + to + place
drove + adverb of manner
用法筆記
Only the simple past form — never use with 'have' to form a perfect tense. For present perfect or past perfect, use 'driven' instead. Commonly used with destinations (drove to the store) and direct objects naming a specific vehicle (drove the truck).
常見錯誤
2. to walk behind or beside farm animals and guide them to a different location on
to walk behind or beside farm animals and guide them to a different location on foot, without using a vehicle
Eshe drove the sheep down from the hills before the winter storms arrived.
drove + animals + direction + time context
Reuben drove the cattle along the dusty road toward the market square.
drove + animals + along + path + toward + destination
Élise drove her goats through the village every morning to find fresh grass.
Yael drove the pigs into a small pen near the river for the night.
文法句型
drove + animals + direction/prepositional phrase
用法筆記
Distinguish from verb/1 (PAST OF DRIVE): this sense does NOT involve any vehicle. The subject walks behind or beside the animals. Common direct objects are 'cattle', 'sheep', 'pigs', 'goats', and 'horses'.
常見錯誤
drove — noun
1. a herd of livestock, such as cows or sheep, that are being guided together on fo
a herd of livestock, such as cows or sheep, that are being guided together on foot to another place
A large drove of cattle moved slowly across the dry grassland.
a drove of + animal + movement verb
Heloísa watched a drove of sheep pass through the narrow valley.
Valentina saw a drove of goats blocking the road near the market.
A drove of cows raised dust as they walked past the old wooden barn.
用法筆記
Only for groups of animals that are being moved or are moving together on foot. Not used for stationary groups of animals or for animals that fly (use 'flock' for birds).
常見錯誤
2. many people who travel as a group to a destination or join in the same activity
many people who travel as a group to a destination or join in the same activity at the same time
A drove of tourists walked through the old town with their cameras.
drove of + people (tourists) + movement
A large drove of fans waited outside the concert hall for hours.
Every morning a drove of commuters pushes through the station gates.
The store filled with a drove of shoppers before the holiday sale started.
用法筆記
Often implies movement with a shared purpose or destination. Very common in the fixed phrase 'in droves' (e.g., 'Tourists arrived in droves'). Describes temporary gatherings, not permanent populations.