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'drinking box noun (CanE) a small cardboard box of juice, etc. that has a drinking straw with it that can be pushed through a small hole in the top ( ^H&lflft ) It

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'drinking chocolate noun [U] (BrE) a sweet chocolate powder or a hot drink made from this powder mixed with hot milk and/or water St *5 % tJ $); *5 % A — compare cocoa

'drinking fountain (especially BrE) (NAmE usually 'water fountain) noun a device that supplies water for drinking in public places ( i£T   (ft )

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drinking straw noun = straw(3)

.drinking-'up time noun [U] (BrE) in Britain, the time between when a pub stops serving drinks and when it closes, when people are allowed to finish drinks that they bought earlier (

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'drinking water noun [U] water that is safe for drinking M/Jc drip /drip/ verb, noun

m verb (-pp-) 1 [V, usually +adv./prep.] (of liquid WL f£) to fall in small drops ’$j~F: She was hot and sweat dripped into her eyes. jitfej|i$b ffTKiif AgOMo 0 Water was drip­ping down the walls. 7jC Al 1# ± M T A o 2 to produce drops of liquid tb; $|7jC: [V] The tap was dripping. % 0 Her hair dripped down her back. jflfeAAA (ft tM® k fa # V® T A o 0 [VN] Be careful, you’re drip­ping paint everywhere! /frt'M,

3 ~ (with) sth to contain or hold a lot of sth A ff; 3*5 fi;       [V] The trees were dripping with fruit.

itTATo o [VN] His voice dripped sarcasm, life (ft ifi|f A

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mnoun 1 [sing.] the sound or action of small drops of liquid falling continuously yj§$|; '/®7jCfA y^^/?: The silence was broken only by the steady drip, drip of water from the roof.

TMMo 2 [C] a small drop of liquid that falls from sth zKyjf; yjtfyft: We put a bucket under the hole in the roof to catch the drips. Hcd#M]j5MPT$7 — y® 0 3 {NAmE also IV) [C] (medical |£) a piece of equip­ment that passes liquid food, medicine or blood very slowly through a tube into a patient’s vein (       $ ) y®

y± £§: She’s been put on a drip. M — M A $1 y$ „ 4 [C] [informal, becoming old-fashioned) a boring or stupid person with a weak personality Atif if JKlft A; ,lti A (ft A ES771 wimp : Don’t be such a drip—come and

join in the fun! UWMEf^T    ilA—®3PE!

.drip-1 dry adj. made of a type of cloth that will dry quickly without creases when you hang it up wet ( A

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'drip-feed verb (drip-fed, drip-fed) [VN] to give sb sth in separate small amounts ngis];         ► 'drip

feed noun [U, C] : the steady drip feed of leaked documents in the papers itlllftAA— drip-ping /'dripm/ adj., noun

u adj. ~ (with sth) very wet yM#$f (ft: Her face was drip­ping with sweat, ftfe U& ± fF 7k o 0 His clothes were still dripping wet. life A HR *£ IIii M 61) 0 o note at wet o (figurative) His wife came in, dripping with diamonds. Hfe(ft£7##^S^ffe^T»Eo

■                  noun [U] fat that comes out of meat when it is cooked, often kept for frying other food in ( $?^|Elfy#/±j (ft )

drippy /'dripi/ adj. (drip-pier, drip-pi-est) (informal) 1 boring, stupid and weak or sentimental M If ®b If (ft; *i/££!>£i(ft: her drippy boyfriend jtffeSP*H^#i#i(ft Hlf] A 2 in a liquid state, and likely to fall in drops yS Mi)&(ft; y®7fc(ft: drippy paint   o a drippy

nose (= with drops of liquid falling from it) y® #■ '/$ (ft #■ 7 ► drip-pily adv. drip-pi-ness noun [U] drive /draiv/ verb, noun

■                  verb (drove /drauv; NAmE drouv/, driven /’drivn/)

► VEHICLE 3Ciii Cjlr 1 to operate a vehicle so that it goes in a particular direction ffA: [V] Can you drive? % & ff A ? O Don’t drive so fast! $1] ff 1# IP ^! o I drove to work this morning. $£AAA±7FAA±(ft#Eo

o Shall we drive (= go there by car) or go by train? ffclf] TFA Ax£ll AAAA? O [VN] He drives a taxi (= that is his job). ItfeJU/F-LUfflAEfto 2 [VN, usually +adv./prep.] to take sb somewhere in a car, taxi, etc. ^A1 ( A ) : Could you drive me home? ^RfkjFA^IIicls]^1^? o note at take 3 [VN] to own or use a particular type of vehicle   ) •••^CA: What car do you drive?

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■                  MACHINE #£ 4 [VN] [usually passive] to provide the power that makes a machine work ijg Eft ; fff zft : a steam-driven locomotive ^^I/IA

■                  MAKE SB DO STH 1$ A# A- A 5 [VN] to force sb to act in a particular way it fit; M {£: The urge to survive drove them on. AAW3fcMltl£llfefrM^TAo o You’re driving yourself too hard. Kf fE d E* # 1# A H T o 6 to make sb very angry, crazy, etc. or to make them do sth extreme iite ( £A) : [vn-adj] to drive sb crazy/mad/insane IE Ail 1# Ait / A$E / A Ail H 0 [VN to inf] Hunger drove her to steal. tH^it^MA fjfr|§0 0 [VN] Those kids are driving me to despair. UP-®

0 (humorous) It’s enough to drive you to drink (= to make you start drinking too much alcohol). j£#<f£WiIl#A«r«|y0o

■                  MAKE SB/STH MOVE {£ & rj) 7 [VN +adv./prep.] to force sb/sth to move in a particular direction If A;

M: to drive sheep into a field fEA^SPJBBifM o The enemy was driven back. ScAttAiSTo

■                  CAUSE STH TO MAKE PROGRESS % rj) 8 [VN] to influence

sth or cause it to make progress        {&M; MM:

This is the main factor driving investment in the area, f/ JM^AiiAhfeKS^iftiMto

■                  HIT/PUSH A Iff 9 [VN +adv./prep.] to force sth to go in a particular direction or into a particular position by pushing it, hitting it, etc. ifr; JT; Sfc; It: to drive a nail into apiece of wood fEfTTfTift-'AAA

■                  MAKE A HOLE ff yfa] 10 [VN +adv./prep.\ to make an opening in or through sth by using force 0 ; jg j® : They drove a tunnel through the solid rock. ftfelH lit tff1—

■                  IN SPORT 1$    11 to hit a ball with force, sending

it forward ® jft , A ( f# ) : [VN] to drive the ball into the rough (= in golf) #i^AAA^K (    )

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■                  WIND/WATER //.: 7X 12 [VN, usually +adv./prep.] to carry

sth along nft; #; yfij; /A: Huge waves drove the yacht onto the rocks. I=L 3\ ATi"_h 0 13 [V, usually

+adv./prep.] to fall or move rapidly and with great force M.M',   : The waves drove against the shore.

rm drive a coach and horses through sth to spoil

sth, for example a plan WlW, ML     ( it^lj# )

drive sth home (to sb) to make sb understand or accept sth by saying it often, loudly, angrily, etc. fE M M ; PH W      You will really need to

drive your point home.

what sb is 'driving at the thing sb is trying to say ^A

fftffllT ^Aii&Afftlt’iS: I wish I knew what they were driving at. fSfgjt^iiftfeinTo —more at ground n., hard adj., snow n.

liliuklj .drive a'way | .drive sb/sth a'way to leave in a vehicle; to take sb away in a vehicle lA^ff; LgAi£ fg: We heard him drive away. $c111 n/T M life3g A A T o 0 Someone drove the car away in the night. WAf^MfE AJF^To .drive sb a'way to make sb not want to stay or not want to go somewhere fj£ M A; 1^ A ® A H; ik ASA ( Aiffe ) : Her constant nagging drove him away. MA®Tlft,$'[J0fEltfe!R!f£!7o 0 Terrorist threats are driving away tourists. & fa ± X 65 SSt ffF £& T % „ .drive 'off 1 (of a driver, car, etc.   j^A^) to

leave iJgA^A; 9(tA: The robbers drove off in a stolen vehicle.        ffiirA6T?^Aii£&7o 2 (in golf

S^Ai) to hit the ball to begin a game jf (      )

.drive sb/sth^-'off to force sb/sth to go back or away Ail ; If A: The defenders drove off each attack. P/f A [Ain AilT.drive 'on to continue driving

^g A^ If : Don’t stop—drive on! AM if  ^

QmJf'. .drive sb/sth^'out (of sth) to make sb/sth disappear or stop doing sth H ffc; ?^|^; l^#ih: New