音标:[prəˈpelz] ;
v. 推进( propel的第三人称单数 ); 推动; 驱动; 驱使
v cause to move forward with force
v give an incentive for action

propel的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. He used a paddle to propel the boat.他用船桨将船推进。
  2. The proper use of imagination can then propel ideas in the directions you desire.适当运用想象力可以将思想往你所希望的方向推进。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. They use oars to propel boats.他们用桨推进船只。
  2. One has to depend on the wind to propel a sailing boat.人们靠风吹使帆船行驶。
  3. His addiction to drugs propelled him towards a life of crime.他吸毒成瘾使他走上犯罪的道路。
  4. They propelled us by the desire for independence.他们以要求独立的愿望激励我们。
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  6. The ship is propelled by steam.这只船是用蒸汽推进的。
  7. The model plane is propelled by a plastic band.这架航模飞机是由橡皮圈推进的。
其他
  1. This is a mechanically propelled vehicle.这是一台机械推动的车辆。
  2. He's a person propelled by ambition.他是个野心勃勃的人。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • propel forward推动…前进
~+介词
  • propel by steam用蒸气推动
  • propel by ambition受雄心的驱策
  • propel by a pole用篙撑船
  • propel into a room把某人推入房间

经典引文

  • Each galley was propelled by..huge oars.

    出自:Ld Macaulay
  • He propelled her..up the..ramp.

    出自:B. Bainbridge
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