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Drive Forward Propel 6714.Propel 英 Prə'Pel]美 Prə'Pɛl 释义

正面 6714.propel
英 [prə'pel]美 [prə'pɛl]

背面
释义:
vt. 推进;驱使;激励;驱策
例句:
1. Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks.短桨特别用于划独木舟和小艇.

1、pro- "forward" + -pel "drive, push".2、含义:push forward, drive forward, drive forth.
propel 推进,促动pro-,向前,-pel,推动,词源同pulse,compel.
propelpropel: see pulsepropel (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."

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