Adjective:

1. compelled forcibly by an outside agency;

   "mobs goaded by blind hatred"
   

2. urged or forced to action through moral pressure;

   "felt impelled to take a stand against the issue"
   

3. strongly motivated to succeed

a character-driven movie

以人物为主的电影

a market-driven economy

市场导向的经济

A wooden stake was driven firmly into the ground.

木桩被牢牢钉进土地里.

The enemies were driven off from the city.

敌人被赶出了城市.

The cows were driven into the barn.

牛被赶进了牲口棚.

He acted Lin Chong in the Beijing opera driven to Join the Liangshan Rebels.

他在京剧《逼上梁山》里去林冲.

He was driven [ pushed ] to the wall.

他被逼得走投无路.

The machinery is driven by electricity.

这些机器由电驱动.

The enemy was driven back with great loss.

敌人被赶回去了,损失惨重.

The ship is driven by large engines.

轮船是由大型发动机驱动的.

They are driven by a craving for personal glory.

对个人荣誉的渴望驱动着他们.

The sheep were driven to the local abattoir.

羊被赶到当地的屠宰场.

Even in the dirtiest weather, they were driven to go out to sea.

即使是最恶劣的天气, 他们也被迫出海.

He was virtually driven to this, because he could not earn a living in any other way.

他是被迫干这一行的, 因为他找不到别的活路.

The invaders were driven out of the town.

入侵者被赶出城了.

They were driven back by a police baton charge.

他们被警察用警棍赶了回去.

The pump is actuated by a belt driven by an electric motor.

这台抽水机由电动机皮带驱动.

It is no use merely mentioning the fact in passing; it needs to be driven home by emphasis and repetition.

只是顺便提到这个事实,那是没有用处的; 必须通过强调以及重复的方式使人理解.

He was nearly driven mad by his troubles.

他差一点被烦恼事逼疯了.

driven beyond endurance, they led the villagers to arm themselves and prepare for action.

他们忍无可忍, 领导乡亲们拿起武器准备行动.

Their affair was driven by pure lust.

他们私通纯粹是受淫欲的驱使。

He was driven to the brink of madness.

他快被逼疯了。

Cars are driven through the mess, splashing everyone in range.

车从脏水里驶过，溅了周围所有人一身水。

The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin.

农民们说最近的通货膨胀使他们濒临破产。

I'd driven both ways down this road but my tracks didn't show.

这条路我开车来回都走过了，但是却看不出来车辙在哪。

He deplored the fact that the Foreign Secretary was driven into resignation.

他对外交大臣被迫辞职一事表示强烈谴责。

They'd already driven along the wharf so that she could point out her father's boat.

他们已经开车沿码头走了一遍，好让她指出哪艘是她父亲的船。

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• My thrice-driven bed of down.

  出自：Othello,Shakespeare