[transitive] (drove /drəʊv; NAmE droʊv/, driven /ˈdrɪvn/) (often be driven) to cause sth; to be the main influence on sth推动；带动；引起◆Our products are driven by customers' needs.我们的产品受顾客需求带动。  ➡  -driven (1) drive sth (forward) to make sth grow stronger, develop or progress驱使；推动◆Exports have helped to drive economic growth.出口有助于推动经济增长。◆Profits rose 38 per cent, driven by strong sales in Asia.在亚洲强劲销售的推动下，利润上涨了 38%。 (used with an adverb or a preposition 与副词或介词连用) to force a price, figure, etc. to go up or down or move to a particular level使（价格、数字等）上升／下降；使到达某一水平◆The conflict is driving oil prices higher.这一冲突使油价升高。◆Management is under pressure to drive down costs.管理层迫于压力要降低成本。to force sb to act in a particular way迫使；驱使◆Fears about unemployment drove consumers to cut back on spending.对失业的担忧迫使消费者削减开支。◆You're driving yourself too hard (= you're making yourself work too much).你把自己迫得太辛苦了。 ●be in the ˈdriving seat (also be in the ˈdriver's seat) to be the person in control of a situation做主；掌权；居于控制地位◆The workshop will put you firmly in the driving seat of change in your company.这个研讨班将让你充分掌控公司的变化。  ➡  idiom at ground noun, hard adj. ●ˌdrive sb/sth ˈout (of sth)to make sb/sth disappear or stop doing sth驱散；消除；使停止◆The supermarkets are driving small shopkeepers out of business.超市正把小店主们挤垮。