drive-in
drive-in — adjective
1. Describing a business or public facility that serves customers who remain inside
Describing a business or public facility that serves customers who remain inside their parked cars instead of entering a building.
The Nguyen family went to a drive-in cinema every Friday to watch new films.
attributive: drive-in + cinema
An old drive-in restaurant beside the highway serves burgers to customers in their cars.
Stephanie uses a drive-in bank so she never has to park and walk inside.
During summer, the drive-in theater shows two popular movies back-to-back every Saturday evening.
Drive-in churches became popular in the 1950s, letting families attend services from their cars.
文法句型
drive-in + noun
用法筆記
Always used before a noun — you cannot say 'This restaurant is drive-in' alone. The noun it modifies tells you what kind of service is offered (cinema, restaurant, bank, etc.).
常見錯誤
drive-in — noun
1. A place such as a movie theater or restaurant where people stay seated in their
A place such as a movie theater or restaurant where people stay seated in their own cars to watch a film or receive food and drink.
Aarav took his sister to a drive-in, and she loved watching the film from the back seat.
go to a drive-in
The old drive-in closed down after a new multiplex opened across the street.
Mayumi and her friends visited a drive-in that served pizza right at their car window.
Most drive-ins have a large outdoor screen and speakers that hook onto the car door.
Eitan remembered going to a drive-in as a child and packing blankets and snacks in the trunk.
- outdoor cinema
Similar concept but emphasizes the open-air setting rather than the car-based service model
文法句型
go to a drive-in
at a drive-in
用法筆記
A countable noun — you can say 'a drive-in' or 'drive-ins'. Often refers specifically to a drive-in movie theater unless the context mentions food. In modern American English, the word is more common in historical or nostalgic contexts than for describing current businesses.