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单词 driveway
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Definition of driveway in English:

driveway

noun ˈdrʌɪvweɪˈdraɪvˌweɪ
  • A short road leading from a public road to a house or other building.

    one of the suspects backed a vehicle into the driveway
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Start laying your sod along walkways, sidewalks and driveways near your house.
    • My blood is still boiling an hour later when I pull up the driveway to my house.
    • On the sloping driveway outside the house, my grandad had parked his red car.
    • The two parts of the property were divided, with separate driveways constructed to either house.
    • he gardens are planted beside concrete surfaces such as driveways, roads and sidewalks to encourage water to drain into the ground.
    • Two of the cars were parked off the road in driveways.
    • He points out that many British houses have empty driveways that could be used by others to park in.
    • Watch out for surface drainage when new roads or driveways are constructed in the area.
    • There is a long driveway up to the house from the avenue and there is plenty of off-street parking.
    • As well as blocking the hospital drive there have been problems with cars blocking the road and parking in the driveways of houses.

Derivatives

  • drivability

  • nounˈdrʌɪvəˌbɪlɪtiˌdraɪvəˈbɪlədi
    • However, there is an important principle that must be taken into account, says Mercedes, and that is that these innovative systems must not impair the drivability of the car.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘Diesels have tremendous torque, and torque equals drivability,’ he says.
      • A combination of drivability, quality construction, good specification and a very user-friendly interior layout make this a seriously worthy car for fleet and family use.
      • But the new car has a level of refinement and driveability that wasn't required in the Roadster.
      • The extreme cold has an uncanny way of affecting the drivability and performance of a car: everything is working that much harder in minus 40 weather.
  • drivable

  • adjective ˈdrʌɪvəb(ə)lˈdraɪvəb(ə)l
    • Most of the cars on offer are drivable, but Bonhams motoring specialist Stewart Skilbeck said they present more of a challenge to drive than modern vehicles.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Our attention also focuses on making the engine as driveable as possible, especially in terms of torque control.
      • By winter they had a drivable car, and by fall, they were racing it on autocross tracks.
      • Yet all too often, roads remain gated well into the spring ski season - even when they're dry and driveable.
      • It is legally drivable in the streets and can cruise on freeways at the speed of a regular car.

Rhymes

alive, arrive, chive, Clive, connive, contrive, deprive, dive, five, gyve, hive, I've, jive, live, MI5, revive, rive, shrive, skive, strive, survive, swive, thrive
 
 

Definition of driveway in US English:

driveway

nounˈdrīvˌwāˈdraɪvˌweɪ
  • A short road leading from a public road to a house or garage.

    one of the suspects backed a vehicle into the driveway
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is a long driveway up to the house from the avenue and there is plenty of off-street parking.
    • On the sloping driveway outside the house, my grandad had parked his red car.
    • Start laying your sod along walkways, sidewalks and driveways near your house.
    • My blood is still boiling an hour later when I pull up the driveway to my house.
    • Watch out for surface drainage when new roads or driveways are constructed in the area.
    • As well as blocking the hospital drive there have been problems with cars blocking the road and parking in the driveways of houses.
    • he gardens are planted beside concrete surfaces such as driveways, roads and sidewalks to encourage water to drain into the ground.
    • He points out that many British houses have empty driveways that could be used by others to park in.
    • The two parts of the property were divided, with separate driveways constructed to either house.
    • Two of the cars were parked off the road in driveways.
 
 
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