驱使 (qū shǐ) — to prompt, to urge, to spur on (often of internal forces like curiosity or responsibility); to order about, to dispatch (to make someone do something by authority)
Definition
驱使 means 'to drive, to prompt' — it casts an internal force (curiosity, duty, fear) as the agent that moves someone to act. The 被 construction is common: 被好奇心驱使着.
verb
to promptto urgeto spur on (often of internal forces like curiosity or responsibility)to order aboutto dispatch (to make someone do something by authority)
Examples
- 驱使。Tā bèi hào qí xīn qū shǐ zhe qù cháng shì xīn shì wù.He was driven by curiosity to try new things.
- 驱使，。Lǎo bǎn jīng cháng qū shǐ yuán gōng jiā bān, dà jiā dōu hěn bù mǎn.The boss often orders employees to work overtime, and everyone is very unhappy.
- 驱使。Qiáng liè de zé rèn gǎn qū shǐ tā bú duàn jìn bù.A strong sense of responsibility drove him to keep improving.
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