drive-up

/ˈdrīv-ˌəp/ (ame, mw)

drive-up — phrasal verb

  • drive-upbase form
  • drive-ups3rd person singular
  • drive-uping-ing form
  • drive-upedpast simple

1. to cause the amount or level of something — such as the price of goods, the cost

1.片語動詞及物B2
釋義

to cause the amount or level of something — such as the price of goods, the cost of living, or the value of assets — to increase quickly, often because of a shortage, strong demand, or a change in policy.

例句

The drought drove up the price of rice across Southeast Asia.

drive up + price of [commodity]

Rising energy costs have driven up rents in most major cities.

同義詞
  • push up

    less formal, often used for prices and costs in everyday speech

  • increase

    more neutral and general; does not carry the sense of sudden or sharp rise

  • inflate

    more formal; often used in economics for general price levels

反義詞
  • drive down

    opposite direction — to cause prices or costs to fall

  • lower

    general opposite; less dramatic in tone

文法句型

drive up + noun phrase (prices, costs, rents)

drive + noun phrase + up

用法筆記

Object must be something that can increase numerically — prices, costs, rents, rates, fees, etc. Frequently used in passive constructions (prices were driven up, costs have been driven up).

常見錯誤

❌The new policy drove up.
✅The new policy drove up prices.
💡The phrasal verb 'drive up' always needs an object telling us what rose.
❌The cost of food was drove up by inflation.
✅The cost of food was driven up by inflation.
💡'Drive' uses the irregular past participle 'driven,' not 'drove,' in passive constructions.

drive-up — adjective