24 DRIVE: 开（车），驾驶；驱赶；使…处于某种状态；进行（交易）

词组讲解

1. drive a hard bargain ** 费力讨价还价

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：进行困难的［交易（bargain）］

例 Arabs respect a man who drives a hard bargain.

2. drive sb. crazy 〔mad〕 ** 使精神失常；使发疯；使受不了，使十分恼火

解 〈口〉习语；词义溯源：使某人［疯狂（crazy, mad）］

例 Many veterans of war are driven crazy by their experiences.

The incessant noise was about to drive me crazy.

3. drive sb. or sth. back *** 开车送回；赶走；击退

解 短语动词；词义溯源：将某人或某物驱赶［回去（back）］

例 Drop your car off at our shop and one of our workers will drive you back.

Police mounted on horses were called in to drive back the crowd.

4. drive sb. or sth. home ** 开车送某人回家；把论点、问题等讲透彻

解 习语；词义溯源：将某人或某物开车送回［家（home）］

例 My car is still at the shop. Could you drive me home tonight?

The teacher explained it again to drive his point home.

5. drive sb. up the wall * 折磨，使生气，使发狂

解 俚语；词义溯源：将某人赶［上（up）］［墙（wall）］

例 I was being driven up the wall by their silly chatter.

6. drive up to sth. / drive up *** 驾车来到

解 短语动词；词义溯源：开车到达某处

例 Before driving up to the house, we turned off the headlights.

When a car drives up, the valet parking attendant opens the passenger doors.

参考译文

1. 阿拉伯人尊重拼命讨价还价的人。

2. 许多老兵因为其在战场上的经历而精神失常。

没完没了的噪音快让我发疯了。

3. 把车放在我们店里，我们的员工会开车送您回去。

骑警被召集来驱散人群。

4. 我的车还在店里。你今晚能开车送我回家吗？

老师又解释了一遍，以求把问题讲得透彻明白。

5. 他们毫无意义的唠叨要让我发疯了。

6. 开车到家之前，我们把车的前灯关了。

汽车开进来后，代客泊车员打开了后车门。