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单词 drive off
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drive off

phrasal verb
If you drive someone or something off, you force them to go away and to stop attacking you or threatening you.
The government drove the guerrillas off with infantry and air strikes. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
Men drove off the dogs with stones. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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drive-off in British English

noun
informal
a. 
the act or an instance of leaving a filling station without paying for one's fuel
b. 
(as modifier)
a drive-off theft

Examples of 'drive-off' in a sentence
drive-off

The answer was that he drove off with the fuel pump attached.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They jumped into the car and drove off in a hurry.
Jan Fennell FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003)
My father just drove off as if he was going down to the village shop.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We didn't really see his car drive off.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Chinese translation of 'drive off'

drive off

vt

  1. (= repel) 击(擊)退 (jītuì)
    ⇒ The government drove the guerrillas off using infantry. 政府出动步兵团击退了游击队员。 (Zhèngfǔ chūdòng bùbīngtuán jītuìle yóujīduìyuán.)

vi

  1. [car, driver] 驱(驅)车(車)离(離)开(開) (qūchē líkāi)
    ⇒ He drove off without saying goodbye. 他没道别就驱车离开了。 (Tā méi dàobié jiù qūchē líkāi le.)
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Nearby words of
drive off

  • drip
  • drive
  • drive away
  • drive off
  • drive on
  • drive out
  • drive-in

Related terms of
drive off

  • drive out
  • drive on
  • drive away
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