| 英语单词 | propulsion |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [prə'pʌlʃn] 美 [prə'pʌlʃn] |
| 中文释义 | n.推进;推进力 |
| 英语例句 | (1) This aircraft works by jet propulsion. (2) The fish uses its tail fins for propulsion through the water. (3) No propulsion occurs at this time. (4) This is the basic principle behind electromagnetic propulsion. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 这架飞机是喷气推进的。 (2) 鱼靠尾鳍在水中前进。 (3) 此时无推进力产生。 (4) 这是电磁推进力的基本原理。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The act of moving something forward is called propulsion. Propulsion is the force that pushes a rocket into space, that sends a football spiraling toward a receiver's hands, and that moves a strongly kicking swimmer through the water. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The noun propulsion came from the Latin prōpellere, "to push away." The modern meaning of propulsion meaning "the act of moving forward" was first recorded in 1799. In water, flippers, fins, and the wind can aid propulsion. In a general sense, if society is to move forward, we must stop using fossil fuels as our main means of propulsion. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]推进力 Propulsion is the power that moves something, especially a vehicle, in a forward direction. [oft n N] [FORMAL 正式]
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