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单词 driven
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drivenadjective

uk/ˈdrɪv.ən/us/ˈdrɪv.ən/

Someone who is driven is so determined to achieve something or be successful that all of their behaviour is directed towards this aim:

Like most of the lawyers that I know, Rachel is driven.

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Strong-willed

  • a firm hand idiom
  • adamant
  • adamantine
  • aggressive
  • an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
  • go-getter
  • going
  • gutsy
  • hard-boiled
  • hard-headed
  • importunate
  • pigheaded
  • purposeful
  • pushy
  • ravening
  • recalcitrant
  • redoubtable
  • will not take no for an answer idiom
  • willful
  • with guns blazing idiom

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-drivensuffix

uk/ -drɪv.ən/us/ -drɪv.ən/

-driven suffix (POWER)

providing the power to keep a machine working, or to make something happen:

The new ships, propelled by gas turbines, require less maintenance than older, steam-driven ones.
The fact remains that there are some public services that cannot be entirely market-driven (= controlled by economic forces).

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Machines - general words

  • 3-D printer
  • automatic
  • backhoe
  • bot
  • cash machine
  • cement mixer
  • cloud chamber
  • compactor
  • contraption
  • crank
  • elevator
  • humidifier
  • lift
  • Mk
  • mod cons
  • plant
  • rotor
  • selector
  • sensitive
  • vending machine

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-driven suffix (VEHICLE)

describing the person driving a vehicle:

He arrived every morning by chauffeur-driven car.

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On the road: drivers

  • biker
  • bikie
  • cabbie
  • carter
  • charioteer
  • chauffeur
  • designated driver
  • dispatch rider
  • hack
  • motorcyclist
  • motorist
  • outrider
  • petrolhead
  • racing driver
  • road hog
  • Sunday driver
  • taxi driver
  • teamster
  • trucker
  • truckie
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