drive home

IPA/dɹˈaɪv hˈəʊm/
IPA/dɹˈaɪv hˈoʊm/

drive home — 慣用語

1. to explain a point so strongly and repeat it in such a forceful way that the lis

1.慣用語B2
釋義

讓人深刻體會

強調並反覆說明使人徹底明白

to explain a point so strongly and repeat it in such a forceful way that the listener fully takes it in and cannot ignore it.

例句

The coach used real match clips to drive home the value of teamwork.

教練用真實的比賽片段，讓大家深刻體會團隊合作的重要。

drive home + abstract noun (a lesson or value)

To drive home his point, Bilal banged his fist on the table twice.

為了強調他的論點，Bilal 用力在桌上敲了兩下。

drive home + one's point

常見搭配
  • drive home the point
  • drive home the message
  • drive home a lesson
  • drive home the danger
  • really drive home
同義詞
  • emphasise

    neutral and common; lacks the forceful, repeated 'until it sinks in' feeling of 'drive home'

  • hammer home

    very close in meaning; even more forceful, suggesting heavy repetition

  • underline

    to mark something as important, but gentler — no sense of pushing until understood

反義詞
  • play down

    to make something seem less important than it really is

  • gloss over

    to mention something quickly so people barely notice it

文法句型

drive home + noun

drive + noun + home

drive home the fact that + clause

用法筆記

Object is usually an abstract idea the speaker wants understood — a point, lesson, message, danger, or need. The object can sit between the words ('drive the point home') or after them ('drive home the point'). Often a vivid action, image, or example does the driving, not just words.

常見錯誤

The teacher drove home us the rule.
The teacher drove the rule home to us.
the listener takes 'to', and the idea sits before or after 'home', not after a person.
She drove home to the station her message.
She drove her message home at the station.
keep the idea ('message') with 'home'; don't split them with a place.