propel
美音:
[prə´pel
]英音:
[prə´pel
]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)
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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
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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.