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词汇 propel
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propel

verb
/prəˈpel/
/prəˈpel/
[often passive]
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they propel
/prəˈpel/
/prəˈpel/
he / she / it propels
/prəˈpelz/
/prəˈpelz/
past simple propelled
/prəˈpeld/
/prəˈpeld/
past participle propelled
/prəˈpeld/
/prəˈpeld/
-ing form propelling
/prəˈpelɪŋ/
/prəˈpelɪŋ/
  1. propel something (+ adv./prep.) to move, drive or push something forward or in a particular direction推动;驱动;推进
    • mechanically propelled vehicles机动车辆
    • a boat propelled only by oars只用桨推动的船
    • He succeeded in propelling the ball across the line.他成功地把球带过线。
  2. propel somebody + adv./prep. to force somebody to move in a particular direction or to get into a particular situation驱使;迫使;推搡
    • He was grabbed from behind and propelled through the door.有人从后面抓住他,把他推过门去。
    • Fury propelled her into action.怒火驱使她行动起来。
    • This picture propelled her to international stardom.这张照片使她成为国际明星。
    • to be propelled into the limelight/spotlight被推到聚光灯下
  3. see also propulsion
    词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘expel, drive out’): from Latin propellere, from pro- ‘forward’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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