driving

英 [ˈdraɪvɪŋ]

美 [ˈdraɪvɪŋ]

n.  行车的方式; 驾驶; 行车
adj.  强有力的; 起推动作用的; 推动的; 猛烈的; 倾泻而下的
v.  驾驶; 开车; 驾车送(人); 拥有(或驾驶)…汽车
drive的现在分词; outdrive的现在分词

现在分词：driving　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.4514 / COCA.3712

习惯用语

be in the driving seat

noun

adj.

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

noun

the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
1. he sliced his drive out of bounds
Synonym:drive

adj

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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
How fast were you driving?
你当时的车速有多快？
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。
There you are driving along and wham! You hit a pothole.
你正开车走着——嘭，撞到了一个坑。