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• drive through
• drivethrough (rare)
• drive-thru (US, Philippines)
• drive thru
• drivethru

語源

Deverbal from drive through.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈdɹaɪvˌθɹu/

形容詞

drive-through (not comparable)

1. Of an establishment, providing service to occupants of automobiles while they are in their still-running vehicle, especially when the vehicle does not park in a parking space and the goods received are not consumed until the vehicle vacates the lane.

   Coordinate term: drive-in (adjective)

   I switched banks so that I could use a drive-through branch near my home.

2. Of a feature of such an establishment (especially a window), adapted to provide such service.

   The restaurant’s drive-through window had a turntable of bulletproof glass designed to allow transactions while preventing robberies.

派生語

• ski-through

名詞

drive-through (plural drive-throughs)

1. An establishment, especially a restaurant, providing drive-through service.

   Coordinate term: drive-in (noun)

   Since I was pressed for time, I picked up burgers at a drive-through on the way home.

2. The window of such an establishment adapted for such purpose.

   “Please pull forward and pay at the drive-through,” said the attendant upon taking my order.

派生語

• ski-through

参考

• curb service
• drive-by