drive-through
/ˈdraɪv θruː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdraɪv θruː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdrīv-ˌthrü/ (ame, mw)
drive-through — noun
1. a service point that people drive up to — for example at a fast-food chain, coff
a service point that people drive up to — for example at a fast-food chain, coffee shop, pharmacy, or bank — in order to collect what they need without leaving the car.
Soraya picked up burgers from a drive-through on her way home from work.
collocation: pick up [food] from a drive-through
The pharmacy's drive-through stays open until midnight for urgent prescriptions.
drive-through + opening hours
Quan prefers the bank drive-through because he does not have to find parking downtown.
Luca uses a drive-through coffee shop to stay warm in his car during winter.
A new bubble-tea drive-through opened last week, and the queue stretched around the block.
- drive-up
almost identical; preferred for banks and ATMs
- take-out window
emphasises the window itself rather than the whole service lane
- service lane
more technical; used for pharmacies and banks
文法句型
at a drive-through
through a drive-through
the + drive-through + of [place]
用法筆記
Common in North America; less usual in dense European or Asian city centres where space is limited. The spelling drive-thru is widely used on signs and in informal writing.
常見錯誤
drive-through — adjective
1. describes a window, service counter, lane, or entire facility that allows custom
describes a window, service counter, lane, or entire facility that allows customers to receive service while remaining in their car.
The drive-through window at the bank was closed, so customers went inside the branch.
drive-through window (the most common adjective collocation)
Karim ordered a coffee and a sandwich at the drive-through lane of the diner.
Most fast-food chains now have two drive-through lanes to serve more customers at lunchtime.
The restaurant added a second drive-through speaker so orders could be taken from either side.
Harper handed her card to the teller at the drive-through window and collected cash.
文法句型
drive-through + noun
用法筆記
Used only before a noun (attributive position). You cannot say 'the window is drive-through' — instead say 'the window is a drive-through window' or 'the window serves drive-through customers'.