driving

noun

1. 行车的方式；驾驶；行车
   the way that sb drives a vehicle; the act of driving
   1. dangerous driving
      危险驾驶
   2. driving lessons
      驾驶课程

adj.

1. 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？
2. 猛烈的；倾泻而下的
   falling very fast and at an angle

1. See also: Consumer spending was the driving force behind the economic growth in the summer... Bruce Rioch's driving ambition is the main reason behind their new-found success. drive

1. This was a bad case of dangerous driving
   这是一起严重的危险驾驶案例。
2. Myra and Sam and the children were driving behind them.
   迈拉和萨姆带着孩子们开车跟在他们的后面。
3. Safe driving is good driving because it takes into consideration the lives of other people.
   安全驾驶是良好的驾驶习惯，因为它考虑到了他人的人身安全。
4. Before driving away, re-check the trailer coupling.
   开走之前，再检查一下拖车的挂钩。
5. This sitting around is driving me crazy
   老这样坐着无所事事快让我发疯了。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. One of the driving forces behind this recent expansion is the growth of services.
    最近的这次经济扩张背后的主要推动力量之一是服务业的增长。
11. 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。
12. How fast were you driving?
    你当时的车速有多快？
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. We were driving along Interstate 280, toward my home in Woodside.
    我们正驾车沿280号州际公路往我在伍德赛德的家行驶。
16. Payne lost his driving licence a year ago for drink-driving
    佩恩一年前因为酒后驾驶而被吊销了执照。
17. This itching is driving me mad.
    这种瘙痒简直快把我折磨疯了。
18. Driving a boat is not the same as driving a car
    驾船和开车不是一回事。
19. She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door.
    她溜进了驾驶座，关上了门。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. If driving tires you, take the train
    如果开车觉得累，就乘火车吧。
25. The heat is driving me up the wall
    炎热快把我逼疯了。
26. There you are driving along and wham! You hit a pothole.
    你正开车走着——嘭，撞到了一个坑。
27. There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training lions.
    有的工作比驾驶卡车更危险，例如驯狮。
28. This can become a driving force for social advance.
    这能成为促使社会前进的动力。
29. 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。
30. 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。

n.

be in the driving seat

• 担任负责人；处于统领地位
  to be the person in control of a situation

noun

1. the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

2. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
   1. he sliced his drive out of bounds

   Synonym:    drive

adj

1. 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

2. acting with vigor
   1. responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive