propel
英 [prə'pel]
美 [prə'pɛl]
助記提示
1、pro- "forward" + -pel "drive, push".
2、含義：push forward, drive forward, drive forth.
中文詞源
propel 推進，促動pro-,向前，-pel,推動，詞源同pulse,compel.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks.
- 短槳特別用於劃獨木舟和小艇.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The tiny rocket is attached to the spacecraft and is designed to propel it toward Mars.
- 小火箭捆綁在宇宙飛船上，用於推動飛船飛向火星。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They use oars to propel boats.
- 他們用漿推進船隻.
來自辭典例句
- 4. We must develop industries with local advantages and propel the development of key areas.
- 積極發展有特色的優勢產業,推進重點地帶開發.
來自漢英非文學 - 十六大報告
- 5. Monnet had chosen America as the deus ex machina that would propel Europe toward unity.
- 莫內選中美國來充當推動歐洲聯合的鬼使神差.
來自辭典例句