英语词汇propel怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

propel

prəpel  prəˈpɛl  proʊˈpɛl 

Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense propels, present participle propelling, past tense , past participle propelled

1 VERB 推进；推 To propel something in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction. 推进；推

The tiny rocket is attached to the spacecraft and is designed to propel it toward Mars. [VERB noun prep.]

小火箭捆绑在宇宙飞船上，用于推动飞船飞向火星。

SYN drive, launch, start, force

-propelled combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate how something, especially a weapon, is propelled.（与名词连用构成形容词）表示“…驱动的”，“由…推动的”

2 VERB 推动；激励；驱策 If something propels you into a particular activity, it causes you to do it. 推动；激励；驱策

It was a shooting star that propelled me into astronomy in the first place. [VERB noun prep.]

最初是一颗流星促使我从事天文学。
He is propelled by both guilt and the need to avenge his father. [be VERB-ed]

他受到内疚感和为父报仇之心的双重驱使。

SYN impel, drive, push, prompt

Word Link

pel ≈ driving, forcing : compel, expel, propel

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