• vt. 推进；驱使；激励；驱策

pro-,向前，-pel,推动，词源同pulse,compel.

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.

1. Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks.

短桨特别用于划独木舟和小艇.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. They use oars to propel boats.

他们用浆推进船只.

来自辞典例句

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.

来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告

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.

来自辞典例句