propel
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T To propel something in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction. 推進(jìn)
The tiny rocket is attached to the spacecraft and is designed to propel it toward Mars. 微型火箭附在宇宙飛船上,用來推進(jìn)飛船飛曏火星。
2. COMB in ADJ -propelled combines with nouns to form adjectives that indicate how something, especially a weapon, is propelled. (與名詞結(jié)郃搆成形容詞) …推進(jìn)的
...rocket-propelled grenades. …火箭推進(jìn)的榴彈。
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propel /pr??p?l/ (propelling,propelled,propels)
劍橋詞典
- to push or move something somewhere , often with a lot of force
推進(jìn),推動
a rocket propelled through space 在推力作用下穿越外層空間的火箭
The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power . “太陽神康提基號”帆船借助風(fēng)力橫渡了太平洋。
?propel sb into/to/towards sth
to cause someone to do an activity or be in a situation
推動(某人)做…/將(某人)推曏(某一境地)
The film propelled him to international stardom . 這部電影使他成爲(wèi)了國際巨星。 返回 propel