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From:
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driven
(a.)受到驅策的(vbl.)驅使,駕車
From:
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driven
中斷驅動的
From:
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driven
表驅動
From:
Network Terminology
driven
驅動
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Drive
v. t.
[
imp.
Drove
formerly
Drave
(drāv);
p. p.
Driven
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Driving
.]
1.
To
impel
or
urge
onward
by
force
in
a
direction
away
from
one
,
or
along
before
one
;
to
push
forward
;
to
compel
to
move
on
;
to
communicate
motion
to
;
as
,
to
drive
cattle
;
to
drive
a
nail
;
smoke
drives
persons
from
a
room
.
A
storm
came
on
and
drove
them
into
Pylos
.
--
Jowett
(
Thucyd
. ).
Shield
pressed
on
shield
,
and
man
drove
man
along
.
--
Pope
.
Go
drive
the
deer
and
drag
the
finny
prey
.
--
Pope
.
2.
To
urge
on
and
direct
the
motions
of
,
as
the
beasts
which
draw
a
vehicle
,
or
the
vehicle
borne
by
them
;
hence
,
also
,
to
take
in
a
carriage
;
to
convey
in
a
vehicle
drawn
by
beasts
;
as
,
to
drive
a
pair
of
horses
or
a
stage
;
to
drive
a
person
to
his
own
door
.
How
. . .
proud
he
was
to
drive
such
a
brother!
--
Thackeray
.
3.
To
urge
,
impel
,
or
hurry
forward
;
to
force
;
to
constrain
;
to
urge
,
press
,
or
bring
to
a
point
or
state
;
as
,
to
drive
a
person
by
necessity
,
by
persuasion
,
by
force
of
circumstances
,
by
argument
,
and
the
like
.
“
Enough
to
drive
one
mad.”
He
,
driven
to
dismount
,
threatened
,
if
I
did
not
do
the
like
,
to
do
as
much
for
my
horse
as
fortune
had
done
for
his
.
--
Sir
P
.
Sidney
.
4.
To
carry
or
;
to
keep
in
motion
;
to
conduct
;
to
prosecute
. [
Now
used
only
colloquially
.]
The
trade
of
life
can
not
be
driven
without
partners
.
--
Collier
.
5.
To
clear
,
by
forcing
away
what
is
contained
.
To
drive
the
country
,
force
the
swains
away
.
--
Dryden
.
6.
Mining
To
dig
Horizontally
;
to
cut
a
horizontal
gallery
or
tunnel
.
7.
To
pass
away
; --
said
of
time
. [
Obs
.]
8.
Specif
.,
in
various
games
,
as
tennis
,
baseball
,
etc
.,
to
propel
(
the
ball
)
swiftly
by
a
direct
stroke
or
forcible
throw
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Driv·en
p. p.
of
Drive
.
Also
adj
.
Driven well
,
a
well
made
by
driving
a
tube
into
the
earth
to
an
aqueous
stratum
; --
called
also
drive well
.
◄
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
drive
n
1:
the
act
of
applying
force
to
propel
something
; "
after
reaching
the
desired
velocity
the
drive
is
cut
off
"
[
syn
:
thrust
,
driving force
]
2:
a
mechanism
by
which
force
or
power
is
transmitted
in
a
machine
; "
a
variable
speed
drive
permitted
operation
through
a
range
of
speeds
"
3:
a
series
of
actions
advancing
a
principle
or
tending
toward
a
particular
end
; "
he
supported
populist
campaigns
"; "
they
worked
in
the
cause
of
world
peace
"; "
the
team
was
ready
for
a
drive
toward
the
pennant
"; "
the
movement
to
end
slavery
"; "
contributed
to
the
war
effort
" [
syn
:
campaign
,
cause
,
crusade
,
movement
,
effort
]
4:
a
road
leading
up
to
a
private
house
; "
they
parked
in
the
driveway
" [
syn
:
driveway
,
private road
]
5:
the
trait
of
being
highly
motivated
; "
his
drive
and
energy
exhausted
his
co-workers
"
6:
hitting
a
golf
ball
off
of
a
tee
with
a
driver
; "
he
sliced
his
drive
out
of
bounds
" [
syn
:
driving
]
7:
the
act
of
driving
a
herd
of
animals
overland
8:
a
journey
in
a
vehicle
driven
by
someone
else
; "
he
took
the
family
for
a
drive
in
his
new
car
" [
syn
:
ride
]
9:
a
physiological
state
corresponding
to
a
strong
need
or
desire
10: (
computer
science
)
a
device
that
writes
data
onto
or
reads
data
from
a
storage
medium
11:
a
wide
scenic
road
planted
with
trees
; "
the
riverside
drive
offers
many
exciting
scenic
views
" [
syn
:
parkway
]
12: (
sports
)
a
hard
straight
return
(
as
in
tennis
or
squash
)
v
1:
operate
or
control
a
vehicle
; "
drive
a
car
or
bus
"; "
Can
you
drive
this
four-wheel
truck
?"
2:
travel
or
be
transported
in
a
vehicle
; "
We
drove
to
the
university
every
morning
"; "
They
motored
to
London
for
the
theater
" [
syn
:
motor
]
3:
cause
someone
or
something
to
move
by
driving
; "
She
drove
me
to
school
every
day
"; "
We
drove
the
car
to
the
garage
"
4:
force
into
or
from
an
action
or
state
,
either
physically
or
metaphorically
; "
She
rammed
her
mind
into
focus
"; "
He
drives
me
mad
" [
syn
:
force
,
ram
]
5:
to
compel
or
force
or
urge
relentlessly
or
exert
coercive
pressure
on
,
or
motivate
strongly
; "
She
is
driven
by
her
passion
"
6:
cause
to
move
back
by
force
or
influence
; "
repel
the
enemy
";
"
push
back
the
urge
to
smoke
"; "
beat
back
the
invaders
"
[
syn
:
repel
,
repulse
,
force back
,
push back
,
beat
back
] [
ant
:
attract
]
7:
compel
somebody
to
do
something
,
often
against
his
own
will
or
judgment
; "
She
finally
drove
him
to
change
jobs
"
8:
push
,
propel
,
or
press
with
force
; "
Drive
a
nail
into
the
wall
"
9:
cause
to
move
rapidly
by
striking
or
throwing
with
force
;
"
drive
the
ball
far
out
into
the
field
"
10:
strive
and
make
an
effort
to
reach
a
goal
; "
She
tugged
for
years
to
make
a
decent
living
"; "
We
have
to
push
a
little
to
make
the
deadline
!"; "
She
is
driving
away
at
her
doctoral
thesis
" [
syn
:
tug
,
labor
,
labour
,
push
]
11:
move
into
a
desired
direction
of
discourse
; "
What
are
you
driving
at
?" [
syn
:
get
,
aim
]
12:
have
certain
properties
when
driven
; "
This
car
rides
smoothly
"; "
My
new
truck
drives
well
" [
syn
:
ride
]
13:
work
as
a
driver
; "
He
drives
a
bread
truck
"; "
She
drives
for
the
taxi
company
in
Newark
"
14:
move
by
being
propelled
by
a
force
; "
The
car
drove
around
the
corner
"
15:
urge
forward
; "
drive
the
cows
into
the
barn
"
16:
proceed
along
in
a
vehicle
; "
We
drive
the
turnpike
to
work
"
[
syn
:
take
]
17:
strike
with
a
driver
,
as
in
teeing
off
; "
drive
a
golfball
"
18:
hit
very
hard
and
straight
with
the
bat
swinging
more
or
less
vertically
; "
drive
a
ball
"
19:
excavate
horizontally
; "
drive
a
tunnel
"
20:
cause
to
function
by
supplying
the
force
or
power
for
or
by
controlling
; "
The
amplifier
drives
the
tube
"; "
steam
drives
the
engines
"; "
this
device
drives
the
disks
for
the
computer
"
21:
hunting
:
search
for
game
; "
drive
the
forest
"
22:
hunting
:
chase
from
cover
into
more
open
ground
; "
drive
the
game
"
[
also
:
drove
,
driven
]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
driven
adj
1:
compelled
forcibly
by
an
outside
agency
; "
mobs
goaded
by
blind
hatred
" [
syn
:
goaded
]
2:
urged
or
forced
to
action
through
moral
pressure
; "
felt
impelled
to
take
a
stand
against
the
issue
" [
syn
:
impelled
]
3:
strongly
motivated
to
succeed
[
syn
:
compulsive
,
determined
]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
driven
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drive
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