driveway

/ˈdraɪvweɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdraɪvweɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdrīv-ˌwā/ (ame, mw)

driveway — noun

  • drivewaysingular
  • drivewaysplural

1. a hard flat surface between a private house and a public road where the people w

1.名詞A2
釋義

a hard flat surface between a private house and a public road where the people who live there can park their cars

例句

The postman left the package at the end of the driveway.

collocation: end of the driveway

Aiko washed her car in the driveway every Saturday morning.

同義詞
  • drive

    shorter form used mainly in British English for a private road leading to a house

  • private road

    broader term; can refer to any road not maintained by the local government, not just the short strip in front of a house

用法筆記

Common prepositions with 'driveway' include 'into' (pull into the driveway), 'in' (parked in the driveway), and 'up' (walked up the driveway). Unlike a public street, a driveway is privately owned.

常見錯誤

❌I left my car on the road in front of my house.
✅I left my car in the driveway.
💡'on the road' suggests a public street; 'in the driveway' means on private property next to the house.
❌I parked my car at the garage.' (when you mean the paved area outside it)
✅I parked my car in the driveway next to the garage.
💡'garage' is the enclosed building; 'driveway' is the open paved area.