drive-through

drive-through — 名詞

1. a service point that people drive up to — for example at a fast-food chain, coff

1.名詞B1
釋義

得來速

開車不必下車即可獲得服務的場所

a service point that people drive up to — for example at a fast-food chain, coffee shop, pharmacy, or bank — in order to collect what they need without leaving the car.

例句

Soraya picked up burgers from a drive-through on her way home from work.

Soraya 下班回家路上，從得來速買了漢堡。

collocation: pick up [food] from a drive-through

The pharmacy's drive-through stays open until midnight for urgent prescriptions.

那間藥局的得來速營業到午夜，方便深夜取藥。

drive-through + opening hours

同義詞
  • drive-up

    almost identical; preferred for banks and ATMs

  • take-out window

    emphasises the window itself rather than the whole service lane

  • service lane

    more technical; used for pharmacies and banks

反義詞
  • dine-in

    eating inside the restaurant

  • walk-in

    entering the building on foot

文法句型

at a drive-through

through a drive-through

the + drive-through + of [place]

用法筆記

Common in North America; less usual in dense European or Asian city centres where space is limited. The spelling drive-thru is widely used on signs and in informal writing.

常見錯誤

❌I ordered a drive-through from McDonald's.
✅I ordered food from the drive-through at McDonald's.
💡drive-through is the place or service, not the food itself.
❌There is a drive-through restaurant on the highway.
✅There is a restaurant with a drive-through on the highway.
💡natural usage treats drive-through as a service feature of an establishment.

drive-through — 形容詞