driven是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 Someone who is driven is so determined to achieve something or be successful that all of their behaviour is directed towards this aim. -- 执着的，锲而不舍的；奋发努力的

  • Like most of the lawyers that I know, Rachel is driven. 和我认识的大多数律师一样，雷切尔也是非常执着的。

• 1 providing the power to keep a machine working, or to make something happen -- …驱动（机器）；…触发（事件）

  • The new ships, propelled by gas turbines, require less maintenance than older, steam-driven ones. 这些由汽轮机驱动的新型轮船比蒸汽驱动的老式轮船更易于养护。

  • The fact remains that there are some public services that cannot be entirely market-driven (= controlled by economic forces). 事实上，有些公共服务事业的确不能完全由市场来控制。

• 2 describing the person driving a vehicle -- 由…开车的

  • He arrived every morning by chauffeur-driven car. 每天早晨他的司机开车送他来。