propel
英 [prə'pel]
美 [prə'pɛl]
propel 助记提示
1、pro- "forward" + -pel "drive, push".
2、含义：push forward, drive forward, drive forth.
propel 中文词源
propel 推进，促动pro-,向前，-pel,推动，词源同pulse,compel.
propel 英文词源
- 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.
propel 双语例句
1. Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks. 短桨特别用于划独木舟和小艇. 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The tiny rocket is attached to the spacecraft and is designed to propel it toward Mars.
- 小火箭捆绑在宇宙飞船上，用于推动飞船飞向火星。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They use oars to propel boats.
- 他们用浆推进船只.
来自辞典例句
- 4. We must develop industries with local advantages and propel the development of key areas.
- 积极发展有特色的优势产业,推进重点地带开发.
来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告
- 5. Monnet had chosen America as the deus ex machina that would propel Europe toward unity.
- 莫内选中美国来充当推动欧洲联合的鬼使神差.
来自辞典例句