drive up

• 动词短语，表示使某事物上升或增加，也指驾车到达某处。

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing something to increase, or to arrive by driving a vehicle.

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1. Increase (prices, costs, etc.)informal

   To cause something, especially prices or costs, to rise or increase.

   抬高

   • The new tax law drove up the cost of living.
   • High demand drove up the price of the rare collectible.
   • The shortage of materials drove up construction costs.

   同义词boostescalatehikeincreaseinflatejack uppush upraise

   反义词cutdecreaselowerreduce

2. Arrive by vehicleinformal

   To approach or arrive at a place in a vehicle.

   开车到达

   • He drove up to the house in a red sports car.
   • She drove up to the gate and waited for it to open.
   • They drove up to the restaurant just in time for dinner.

   同义词draw updrive inpull inpull uproll up

基本动词drive