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

propel push shove thrust【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

cause to move forward with force
1. Steam propels this ship
Synonym:impel
give an incentive for action
1. This moved me to sacrifice my career
Synonym:motivateactuatemovepromptincite

双语例句

We can accomplish humanism management through various means and propel enterprise's innovation forward.
可以通过多种途径实现企业内的人本管理，以此推动企业创新。
Stilettos can propel one to new heights.
高跟鞋可以将人推向新的高度。
Laughter is an energy that can propel us along the Path of Joy.
笑是一种能源，可以推动我们沿着欢乐。
And harmonize and propel these departments to do practical things for women and children.
协调和推动政府有关部门为妇女儿童办实事。
The party members of migrant workers have become an important new force to propel the economic and social development in Guangxi.
农民工党员是推动广西南宁市经济和社会发展的重要新生力量。
It is our long-term central task to push forward the modernization drive and propel economic progress.
搞好现代化建设，推动经济发展，是我们长期的中心任务。
China's booming energy demand has helped propel world oil prices.
中国激增的能源需求帮助推高了全球油价。
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。
That helps to define your experience and propel you in the direction of your seeking.
这能帮助你定义自己经验，并推动你向你所寻求的方向。
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。