driving

英 [ˈdraɪvɪŋ]

美 [ˈdraɪvɪŋ]

n.  行车的方式; 驾驶; 行车
adj.  强有力的; 起推动作用的; 推动的; 猛烈的; 倾泻而下的
v.  驾驶; 开车; 驾车送(人); 拥有(或驾驶)…汽车
drive的现在分词; outdrive的现在分词

现在分词：driving　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.4514 / COCA.3712

习惯用语

be in the driving seat

noun

adj.

强有力的；起推动作用的；推动的
strong and powerful; having a strong influence in making sth happen
1. Who was the driving force (= the person with the strongest influence) in the band?
  谁是乐队的主力？
猛烈的；倾泻而下的
falling very fast and at an angle

noun

the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
1. he sliced his drive out of bounds
Synonym:drive

adj

having the power of driving or impelling
1. a driving personal ambition
2. the driving force was his innate enthusiasm
3. an impulsive force
Synonym:impulsive
acting with vigor
1. responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive

The other car had a 3-inch lower driving seat and had its engine mounted further forward.
另外一辆车的驾驶座椅低了3英寸，引擎更加靠前。
I was driving up at seventy miles an hour on the inside lane on the motorway.
我在高速公路的慢道上以每小时70英里的速度行驶。
He broke the speed limit by driving his car at 80 mph.
他以80英里的时速开车，因而违章超速。
She had sold her bike, taken a driving test and bought a car.
她卖了自行车，考了驾照，并买了辆汽车。
He has been driving a truck for years and never had an accident.
他开了好几年卡车，从没有出过岔子。
The heat is driving me up the wall
炎热快把我逼疯了。
We got there by driving slow all the way.
我们开着车去了那里，一路上开得很慢。
He got into the driving seat and started the engine.
他坐上了驾驶员的位置发动了引擎。
This can become a driving force for social advance.
这能成为促使社会前进的动力。
Consumer spending was the driving force behind the economic growth in the summer
顾客消费是夏季经济增长的强大推动力。