let drive

短语

（用拳、导弹）打, 攻击, 抨击

词形变化

lets drive 三单 lets drive letting drive letting drive 现在分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To aim a blow; to strike with force; to attack; to shoot (an arrow or firearm).

    习语 废旧

    1720, William Rufus Chetwood, The Voyages, Dangerous Adventures and Imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer, London: for the author et al., Book III, p. 155, They turn’d immediately upon me, and let drive at me several Blows, which had the good Fortune not to hit me […]

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados Without any ceremony the near man let drive at my throat with one of those beastly wavy daggers they go in for.

  2. 2.

    To allow (a vessel) to be propelled by the wind, current or tide.

    废旧 航海 交通

    1625, Nicholas Downton, “Extracts of the Journall of Captaine NICHOLAS DOWNTON” in Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimes, London: Henry Fetherstone, Book 4, Chapter 11, Section 3, p. , The Nabob sent Lacandas to informe me, that these supplyes were not for warre, but fild full of combustible matter to fire, and so to be let driue with the tyde vpon our ships in the night […]

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

let fly loose off

上位词 2

fire discharge