driver
US: /ˈdɹaɪvɝ/
UK: /dɹˈaɪvɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
driver /'draivə/- danh từ
- người lái (ô tô, xe điện...), người đánh xe (xe ngựa, xe bò...), người dắt (trâu bò...)
- (thể dục,thể thao) cái bạt (đánh gôn)
- (kỹ thuật) dụng cụ để đóng, máy đóng
- (kỹ thuật) bánh xe phát động
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 a person who drives a vehicle: a bus / train / ambulance / taxi driver + She climbed into the driver's seat. + The accident was the other driver's fault. + (BrE) a learner driver (= one who has not yet passed a driving test) + (AmE) a student driver + The car comes equipped with a driver's airbag.
2 (in golf) a CLUB with a wooden head
3 (computing) software that controls the sending of data between a computer and a piece of equipment that is attached to it such as a printer
Idioms see BACK SEAT, SEAT n.
Collocation
ADJ.
careful, good, safe | bad, dangerous, reckless | drunk/drunken, hit-and-run
He was killed by a drunken driver.
| experienced, inexperienced | learner
Learner drivers are not allowed on the motorways.
| racing, rally | ambulance, bus, cab, car, coach, engine, lorry, tanker, taxi, train, truck, van
JOB:
be, work as ~
She's a well-known writer. Her father, a trained chef, now works as a bus driver.
study to be, train as, train to be ~
She trained as a painter and sculptor.
start (work) as ~
He started work as a trainee chef.
become, qualify as ~
She qualified as a vet last year.
employ (sb as), have
The company employs more than 1500 engineers.
engage (sb as), get, hire (sb as), recruit, take on ~
They have recruited a new designer.
appoint, appoint sb (as), make sb ~
are usually used with academic, official or highly responsible jobs:He was appointed Professor of Law at Yale. At 39 she was made chairman of the board.
dismiss, fire, sack ~
The club have sacked their coach.
Concise dictionary
drivers'draɪvənoun
+the operator of a motor vehicle
+someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
+a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
+(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
+a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee
