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/ |
- 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。
- mechanically propelled vehicles
- 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
see also propulsion - He was grabbed from behind and propelled through the door.
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘expel, drive out’): from Latin propellere, from pro- ‘forward’ + pellere ‘to drive’.