drove
drove — 動詞
1. the past simple form of 'drive' — used to say that someone operated a vehicle an
開車
drive 的過去式，指駕駛車輛行駛
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.
Ravindra 在凌晨四點開車送鄰居去機場。
drove + person + to + place
Takeshi drove the delivery truck along the coastal highway all night.
Takeshi 整夜沿著海岸公路開貨車送貨。
drove + vehicle + along + route
Mert drove carefully through the heavy fog on his way home.
Mert 在濃霧中小心翼翼地開車回家。
Trang drove her daughter to piano lessons every Tuesday afternoon.
Trang 每個星期二下午開車載女兒去上鋼琴課。
Paul drove across the city to pick up his friend from the hospital.
Paul 開車穿越市區去醫院接他的朋友。
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
驅趕
徒步將牲畜從一處趕到另一處
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.
Eshe 在冬季暴風雪來臨前，將羊群從山丘上趕下來。
drove + animals + direction + time context
Reuben drove the cattle along the dusty road toward the market square.
Reuben 沿著塵土飛揚的道路，將牛群趕往市集。
drove + animals + along + path + toward + destination
Élise drove her goats through the village every morning to find fresh grass.
Élise 每天早上趕著山羊穿過村莊，去找新鮮的草。
Yael drove the pigs into a small pen near the river for the night.
Yael 把豬趕進河邊的一個小圍欄裡過夜。
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 — 名詞
1. a herd of livestock, such as cows or sheep, that are being guided together on fo
畜群
成群移動的牲畜，尤指牛羊
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.
一大群牛緩慢地穿越乾燥的草原。
a drove of + animal + movement verb
Heloísa watched a drove of sheep pass through the narrow valley.
Heloísa 看著一群羊經過狹窄的山谷。
Valentina saw a drove of goats blocking the road near the market.
Valentina 看到一群山羊擋住了市場附近的路。
A drove of cows raised dust as they walked past the old wooden barn.
一群牛走過舊木穀倉時，揚起了陣陣塵土。
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
人群
一起移動或集體行動的一大群人
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.
一群遊客拿著相機走過舊城區。
drove of + people (tourists) + movement
A large drove of fans waited outside the concert hall for hours.
一大群歌迷在音樂廳外等了幾個小時。
Every morning a drove of commuters pushes through the station gates.
每天早上，一大群通勤族擠過車站閘門。
The store filled with a drove of shoppers before the holiday sale started.
百貨公司在假期促銷開始前擠滿了一群購物人潮。
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.