drive home

強く理解させる、痛感させる、強調する

要点を強調したり確かな証拠を示したりして、しっかり理解させること。

やさしい英語で： To make people clearly understand a point by stressing it or showing strong evidence.

• The pictures drove home the danger.
• She used a simple example to drive the point home.
• These figures drive home how much the town has changed.

使い方： drive home something (The photographs drove home the seriousness of the flood.); drive home that… (The test drove home that we needed more training.); drive something home to someone (The accident drove the danger home to us.)

類義語： emphasize, underline, bring home

よく使う表現： drive something home, drive the point home, drive home a message

車で帰宅する

自分で車などを運転して家に帰ること。

やさしい英語で： To go back to where you live in a vehicle that you control.

• I drive home after work.
• She drove home through heavy rain.
• Can you drive home safely tonight?

よく使う表現： drive home alone, drive home safely, drive home from work

奥まで打ち込む、しっかり押し込む

物を強く押したり打ったりして、正しい位置まで完全に入れること。

やさしい英語で： To push or hit something firmly until it is completely in its correct position.

• He drove the nail home.
• Drive the peg home with a wooden mallet.
• The final blow drove the pin home into the metal frame.

使い方： drive something home (Use a hammer to drive the nail home.)

類義語： hammer in, force into place

よく使う表現： drive something home, drive a nail home