propel

英 [pr?'pel] 美[pr?'p?l]
  • vt. 推進(jìn);驅(qū)使;激勵;驅(qū)策

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?propels;過去式:?propelled;過去分詞:?propelled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?propelling;

助記提示


1、pro- "forward" + -pel "drive, push".
2、含義:push forward, drive forward, drive forth.

中文詞源


propel 推進(jìn),促動

pro-,向前,-pel,推動,詞源同pulse,compel.

英文詞源


propel
propel: see pulse
propel (v.)
mid-15c., "to drive away, expel," from Latin propellere "push forward, drive forward, drive forth; move, impel," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + pellere "to push, drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Meaning "to drive onward, cause to move forward" is from 1650s. Related: Propelled; propelling.

雙語例句


1. Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks.
短槳特別用于劃獨木舟和小艇.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. The tiny rocket is attached to the spacecraft and is designed to propel it toward Mars.
小火箭捆綁在宇宙飛船上,用于推動飛船飛向火星。

來自柯林斯例句

3. They use oars to propel boats.
他們用漿推進(jìn)船只.

來自辭典例句

4. We must develop industries with local advantages and propel the development of key areas.
積極發(fā)展有特色的優(yōu)勢產(chǎn)業(yè),推進(jìn)重點地帶開發(fā).

來自漢英非文學(xué) - 十六大報告

5. Monnet had chosen America as the deus ex machina that would propel Europe toward unity.
莫內(nèi)選中美國來充當(dāng)推動歐洲聯(lián)合的鬼使神差.

來自辭典例句