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propel

英式英标[prə\'pɛl]
美式音标[prə\'pel]

vt. 推进；驱使；激励；驱策

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中文词源

propel 推进，促动

pro-,向前，-pel,推动，词源同pulse,compel.

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.

中文解释

1、pro- "forward" + -pel "drive, push".2、含义：push forward, drive forward, drive forth.

实用例句

1. Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks.: 短桨特别用于划独木舟和小艇.

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。

3. They use oars to propel boats.: 他们用浆推进船只.

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.

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.

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