propel
propel 英 [prəˈpel] 美 [prəˈpɛl]
vt. 推进；驱策
进行时:propelling 过去式:propelled 过去分词:propelled 第三人称单数:propels 名词复数:propels
- To propel is to push or drive forward, like a sheep dog nipping at the heels of his flock to keep them moving.
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- vt. 推进；驱策
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1. mechanically propelled vehicles
机动车辆
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2. He succeeded in propelling the ball across the line.
他成功地把球带过线。
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3. He was grabbed from behind and propelled through the door.
有人从后面抓住他，把他推过门去。
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4. Fury propelled her into action.
怒火驱使她行动起来。
- 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" (from PIE root *pel- (5) "to thrust, strike, drive"). Meaning "to drive onward, cause to move forward" is from 1650s. Related: Propelled; propelling.
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