Word · Frequency #9762
propel
推进;推动
To drive or push something forward in a particular direction.
- 1.
To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
为运动或物理动作提供动力;使朝特定方向移动;驱动或推进。
- 2.
To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.
为非物理变化提供动力;使达到某种状况或结果。
促使;驱使;为运动或物理动作提供动力;使朝特定方向移动;驱动或推进。;为非物理变化提供动力;使达到某种状况或结果。;推进;驱使;[机] 推进
In use
The strong wind propelled the sailboat across the lake.
Her ambition propelled her to start her own business at a young age.
The rocket is propelled by a powerful engine into space.
propel + 宾语 + 介词短语
介词短语表示方向或目标状态。
The rocket propelled the satellite into orbit.
火箭将卫星推进入轨道。
propel + 宾语 + to do sth
表示促使某人做某事。
Ambition propelled her to start her own business.
雄心驱使她创办了自己的公司。
propel + 宾语 + 副词(forward/onward)
副词表示移动方向。
Connections
Collocations
- propel forward
- 向前推进
- The engine propels the boat forward.发动机推动船向前行驶。
- propel into
- 推进到,驱使进入
- His ambition propelled him into a leadership role.他的野心驱使他进入了领导岗位。
- propel through
- 推动通过
- The wind propels the sailboat through the water.风吹动帆船在水面上行驶。
- propel upward
- 向上推进
- The rocket propels upward into the sky.火箭向上推进到天空中。
- propel along
- 沿着…推进
- The current propels the raft along the river.水流推动木筏沿着河流前进。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“pro”像“向前”,“pel”像“推”,合起来就是“向前推”,即“推进”的意思。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:科技、体育、物理 propel 通常用于物理或体育语境,表示推动某种物体前进,也可用于比喻义'驱使'。其语域偏中性,既可用于正式书面语,也可用于日常描述,但较少用于口语。建议根据具体使用场景选择搭配。
Grammar Note
及物动词,后接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same stressed vowel /e/ and final consonant /l/, thus rhyming perfectly with 'propel'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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