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

Bruce Rioch's driving ambition is the main reason behind their new-found success.
布鲁斯·里奥克的勃勃雄心是他们新近成功的主要原因。
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。
Drunk driving fatalities have declined more than 10 percent over the past 10 years.
酒后驾车死亡人数在过去10年中下降了10%以上。
This can become a driving force for social advance.
这能成为促使社会前进的动力。
How fast were you driving?
你当时的车速有多快？
You imperilled the lives of other road users by your driving.
你的驾驶危及了其他路人的生命安全。
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。
So there we were with Amy and she was driving us crazy
就这样，我们和埃米到了一起，而她快把我们逼疯了。
She slowed the car and began driving up a narrow road
她放慢车速，开始驶上一条狭窄的道路。
Driving a boat is not the same as driving a car
驾船和开车不是一回事。