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propel

美音:[prə´pel ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[prə´pel ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
vt.推进,驱使

难易程度:

propel为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:propelled 过去分词:propelled 现在分词:propelling 第三人称单数:propels

词根

pel,puls=to drive(驾驶)

近义词, 同义词

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相关词

drive  impel  motivate  move  push  shove  stimulate    

propel


/prə'pel; prə`pɛl/
v (-ll-) [Tn, Tn.pr] move, driveor push (sth) forward 推进, 驱动, 推(某物)
*mechanically propelled vehicles 机动车辆
* a boat propelled by oars 用桨划的船
* (fig 比喻) His addiction to drugs propelled him towards a life of crime. 他吸毒成瘾使他走上犯罪的道路.

propel


v past tense and past participlepropelledpresent participlepropelling [T]

[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: propellere, from pellere 'to drive']
to move, drive, or push something forward
propulsion
 a boat propelled by a small motor
 One of our students was unable to propel her wheelchair up the ramp.
propel yourself along/through etc
 She used the sticks to propel herself along.
written to make someone move in a particular direction, especially by pushing them
 He took her arm and propelled her towards the door.
to move someone into a new situation or make them do something
propel sb to/into sth
 The film propelled her to stardom.
 Company directors were propelled into action.