| 单词 | propel |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [prə'pel] |
| 解释 | v.推进 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 推进(to drive forward or onward; push ) 【记】 pro(向前)+pel(推)→ 推进 【例】 The rocket was propelled into space from the launching pad. |
| 字源 | propel (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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pro 前 + pel 推 【相关】compel (一起推)强迫，dispel (向四周推) 驱散, expel(向外推 推出)驱逐，开除，排出, impel推动，propel(向前推)推进，驱使, repel (反推) 击退，抵制 |
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