Word · Frequency #15591
propellers
螺旋桨;推进器
propellers is the plural of propeller.
a mechanical device with blades that spins to push against air or water, making a vehicle move
- 1.
One who, or that which, propels.
推进者;推动...的人或物。
- 2.
a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
旋转以推动空气或水的机械装置
- 3.
A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
螺旋桨;具有均匀形状叶片的机械装置,绕轴旋转以推动空气或水,尤用于推进飞机或船舶。
- 4.
A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
螺旋桨推进的轮船;螺旋桨蒸汽船。
- 5.
A spinnerbait.
旋转亮片拟饵(一种钓鱼诱饵)。
推进者;推动...的人或物。;旋转以推动空气或水的机械装置;螺旋桨;具有均匀形状叶片的机械装置,绕轴旋转以推动空气或水,尤用于推进飞机或船舶。;螺旋桨推进的轮船;螺旋桨蒸汽船。;旋转亮片拟饵(一种钓鱼诱饵)。
In use
The boat's propeller was damaged by the shallow water, so we had to paddle back to shore.
The airplane's propeller spun slowly as the pilot prepared for takeoff.
The drone's propellers are very loud, so we flew it in an open field.
propeller + verb (spins/rotates)
propeller 常与 spin、rotate 搭配,表示旋转。
The propeller spins quickly when the engine starts.
发动机启动时,螺旋桨快速旋转。
propeller-driven + noun
propeller-driven 是复合形容词,意为“螺旋桨驱动的”。
They flew in a small propeller-driven aircraft.
他们乘坐一架小型螺旋桨飞机飞行。
the propeller of + noun
表示“某物的螺旋桨”时,可以用 the propeller of ...。
Connections
Collocations
- propeller blade
- 螺旋桨叶片
- A bird struck the propeller blade during takeoff.一只鸟在起飞时撞上了螺旋桨叶片。
- propeller shaft
- 螺旋桨轴
- The propeller shaft transmits power from the engine to the propeller.螺旋桨轴将动力从发动机传递到螺旋桨。
- propeller-driven aircraft
- 螺旋桨推进式飞机
- Propeller-driven aircraft are more fuel-efficient at low speeds.螺旋桨推进式飞机在低速时更省油。
- variable-pitch propeller
- 变距螺旋桨
- The variable-pitch propeller allows the pilot to adjust the blade angle.变距螺旋桨使飞行员能够调整叶片角度。
- propeller wash
- 螺旋桨尾流
- The boat rocked violently in the ferry's propeller wash.小船在渡轮的螺旋桨尾流中猛烈摇晃。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 propel(推进)加后缀 -er,就是“推进的东西”——螺旋桨。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:航空、航海、机械工程 propeller 通常指飞机或船只的螺旋桨,也可指旋转推进装置,属于中性常用词,多用于技术或日常描述中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 propeller 押韵的常见词:seller、dweller、speller、cellar,它们的重读元音及之后均为 /ɛlɚ/。注意 umbrella 虽拼作 -ell-,但末尾是 /lə/,不押韵;propel 与 propeller 形近,但末尾没有 /ɚ/,读作 /prəˈpɛl/。
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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