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propel

英 [prəˈpel]

美 [prəˈpel]

v.  推动; 驱动; 推进; 驱使; 迫使; 推搡

过去分词:propelled 过去式:propelled 现在分词:propelling 第三人称单数:propels 复数:propels 

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同义词辨析

propelpushshovethrust【导航词义:推】

propelv. 推动,驱动
〔辨析〕
指施加外力,尤指推力,使某人或某物前进。
〔例证〕
It is impossible for only one person to propel the car up the ramp.
仅凭一个人是不可能把这辆小汽车推上坡道的。
She was so surprised that he would give her a boat propelled by a small motor as a birthday present.
她没想到他竟然送给她一艘由小马达驱动的小船作为生日礼物。
pushv. 推,推动
〔辨析〕
指用手、胳膊等使人或物移动。
〔例证〕
Shoppers pushing their grocery carts crowd the supermarkets at weekends.
周末,推着购物车的购物者挤满了各大超市。
He came back so late that he had to slowly push the door open.
他回来得太晚了,不得不慢慢地把门推开。
shovev. 推,推挤
〔辨析〕
指用手或肩膀粗鲁地推挤或推撞。
〔例证〕
Everyone was pushing and shoving to get a better view of the prince.
大家都推搡着为一睹王子的风采抢占好位置。
The table wouldn't move no matter how hard he shoved.
无论他怎么使劲推,桌子都纹丝不动。
thrustv. 猛推,猛塞
〔辨析〕
指突然或用力地朝某个方向推某人或某物。
〔例证〕
He was beginning to get angry and thrust her roughly towards the door.
他开始生气了,粗暴地把她往门口推。
His mother thrust an envelope into his hand and then got in the car.
他妈妈把一个信封往他手里一塞就上车了。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 推动;驱动;推进
      to move, drive or push sth forward or in a particular direction
      1. mechanically propelled vehicles
        机动车辆
      2. He succeeded in propelling the ball across the line.
        他成功地把球带过线。
    • 驱使;迫使;推搡
      to force sb to move in a particular direction or to get into a particular situation
      1. He was grabbed from behind and propelled through the door.
        有人从后面抓住他,把他推过门去。
      2. Fury propelled her into action.
        怒火驱使她行动起来。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 推进;推
      Topropelsomething in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction.
      1. 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。
      2. -propelledcombines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate how something, especially a weapon, is propelled.
        (与名词连用构成形容词)表示“…驱动的”,“由…推动的”
      3. ...rocket-propelled grenades.
        火箭推动的榴弹
      4. ...the first jet-propelled aeroplane.
        首架喷气式飞机
    • VERB 推动;激励;驱策
      If somethingpropelsyouintoa particular activity, it causes you to do it.
      1. It was a shooting star that propelled me into astronomy in the first place...
        最初是一颗流星促使我从事天文学。
      2. He is propelled by both guilt and the need to avenge his father.
        他受到内疚感和为父报仇之心的双重驱使。

    英英释义

    verb

    双语例句

    • They saw the first ship to use turbine to propel forward in the world.
      他们参加了世界上第一艘用涡轮机推进的轮船。
    • From vertical dimension, the intervention of foreign powers propel the internationalization of separatism forward.
      在垂直向度上,外部势力的干涉,推动了分裂主义的国际化升级。
    • They prefer technology, not radical politics, to propel social change.
      他们更偏爱科技,而不是激进的政治,来促进社会变化。
    • This is helping propel macro-prudential measures to the top of the regulatory debate, and rightly so.
      这导致宏观审慎措施被推到了监管辩论的最前沿,而且这么做没错。
    • Development finance can fund and work to propel system building.
      开发性金融是我们以融资为载体,推进制度建设的途径。
    • America attracts talent from around the world into its universities, helping to propel innovation and spawning new businesses.
      美国吸引了全世界的优秀人才到它的大学,有助于推动革新和孵化新企业。
    • Stilettos can propel one to new heights.
      高跟鞋可以将人推向新的高度。
    • In Europe, the financial crisis and growing shareholder activism have helped to propel the issue up the agenda.
      在欧洲,金融危机和股东行动主义的兴起,将此事推上了议事日程。
    • Drive or propel with the foot, as in sports such as football.
      如足球运动中用脚使推进或前进。
    • Federation provides the necessary management, financial, and technological assets on demand required to propel an agency farther and faster.
      联合按需提供了推动一个代理更远更快所需要的管理、财务和技术资产。