drive back

車で戻る、車で送り返す

車を運転して戻る、または誰かを車で元の場所へ送る。

やさしい英語で： To return somewhere by driving, or take someone back in a vehicle you drive.

• I’ll drive back tonight.
• We drove back to the hotel in heavy rain.
• Can you drive me back home after the party?

使い方： drive back to somewhere (We drove back to the hotel after dinner.); drive someone back to somewhere (She drove me back to the station.)

よく使う表現： drive back home, drive back to school, drive back tonight

押し返す、撃退する

人や物を押し返し、遠ざけたり来た方向へ戻らせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To force someone or something to move away or return towards where they came from.

• The soldiers drove back the enemy.
• Police drove the crowd back from the gate.
• Strong winds drove the boats back towards shore.

使い方： drive someone/something back (The defenders drove the attackers back.)

類義語： repel, push back, force back

よく使う表現： drive back attackers, drive back the enemy, drive back a crowd