English-Thai Dictionary

driving

A ที่ ขยันขันแข็ง  ti-kha-yan-khan-khaeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DRIVING

ppr. Urging forward by force; impelling.

 

DRIVING

n. 1. The act of impelling.
2. Tendency.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DRIVING

DRIVING Driv "ing, a.

 

1. Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.

 

2. Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft. Driving axle, the axle of a driving wheel, as in a locomotive. -- Driving box (Locomotive ), the journal box of a driving axle. See Illust. of Locomotive. -- Driving note (Mus. ), a syncopated note; a tone begun on a weak part of a measure and held through the next accented part, thus anticipating the accent and driving it through. -- Driving spring, a spring fixed upon the box of the driving axle of a locomotive engine to support the weight and deaden shocks. [Eng. ] Weale. -- Driving wheel (Mach. ), a wheel that communicates motion; one of the large wheels of a locomotive to which the connecting rods of the engine are attached; -- called also, simply, driver. See Illust. of Locomotive.

 

DRIVING

DRIVING Driv "ing, n.

 

1. The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of pressing or moving on furiously.

 

2. Tendency; drift. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

driving

driv ing |ˈdrīviNG draɪvɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of rain or snow ) falling and being blown by the wind with great force: driving rain. • having a strong and controlling influence: Macmillan was the driving force behind the plan | a driving ambition. • energetic; dynamic: driving dance rhythms. ▶noun the control and operation of a motor vehicle: he was convicted of reckless driving | [ as modifier ] : a driving course.

 

driving licence

driv ing li cence ▶noun British term for driver's license.

 

driving range

driv ing range |ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈˌreɪnʤ | ▶noun an area where golfers can practice drives.

 

driving test

driving test (N. Amer. driver's test ) ▶noun an official test of a motorist's competence which must be passed in order to get a driving licence.

 

driving wheel

driv ing wheel ▶noun 1 any of the large wheels of a locomotive, to which power is applied either directly or via coupling rods. 2 a wheel transmitting motive power in machinery.

 

Oxford Dictionary

driving

driv ¦ing |ˈdrʌɪvɪŋ | ▶adjective (of rain or snow ) blown by the wind with great force: driving rain. • having a strong and controlling influence: he was the driving force behind the plan | a driving ambition. ▶noun [ mass noun ] the control and operation of a motor vehicle: he was convicted of reckless driving. PHRASES in the driving (or driver's ) seat in control of a situation.

 

driving licence

driving licence (N. Amer. driver's license ) ▶noun a document permitting a person to drive a motor vehicle: I've got a full, clean driving licence.

 

driving range

driv ¦ing range ▶noun an area where golfers can practise drives.

 

driving test

driving test (N. Amer. driver's test ) ▶noun an official test of a motorist's competence which must be passed in order to get a driving licence.

 

driving wheel

driv ¦ing wheel ▶noun 1 any of the large wheels of a locomotive, to which power is applied either directly or via coupling rods. 2 a wheel transmitting motive power in machinery.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

driving

driving adjective the party's driving force: moving, motivating, dynamic, stimulating, energetic, inspirational.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

driving

driv ing /dráɪvɪŋ /名詞 U 1 (自動車などの )運転 .2 推進 ; 駆動 .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 影響力のある, 原動力となる ▸ the driving force （事の ）推進力となる人 [物 ] «behind » 2 強く吹きつける 〈雨 雪など 〉▸ driving rain [snow ]吹き降り [吹雪 ]3 精力的な .～́ l ì cence ｟英 ｠＝driver's license .～́ r à nge (打ちっ放しの )ゴルフ練習場 .～́ sch ò ol 自動車教習所 .～́ s è at ｟英 ｠＝driver's seat .～́ t è st 運転免許試験 .～́ wh è el (車の )駆動輪 .