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propel

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pro·pel /prəˈpel/ verb (propelled, propelling) [transitiveT]  
1  MOVE something OR somebodyto move, drive, or push something forward 推动；推进；驱动 → propulsion
 a boat propelled by a small motor
由小马达驱动的小船
 One of our students was unable to propel her wheelchair up the ramp.
我们有名学生无法把她的轮椅推上坡道。
propel yourself along/through etc
 She used the sticks to propel herself along.
她拄着棍子往前走。
2  written to make someone move in a particular direction, especially by pushing them 推搡〔某人走向特定方向〕
 He took her arm and propelled her towards the door.
他抓着她的手臂，推着她向门口走去。
3  to move someone into a new situation or make them do something 使处于…的境况；驱使，迫使
propel somebody to/into something
 The film propelled her to stardom.
那部电影让她成了明星。
 Company directors were propelled into action.
公司的董事们被迫采取行动。
Examples from the Corpus
propel• This soldier carries a hand gun, a simple firearm which can propel a lead or stone shot with considerable velocity.• Firefighters reported seeing burning embers on some slopes being propelled as much as a mile in front of the flames.• An aircraft wanders through the upper atmosphere bee-like, propelled by loneliness.• Many predict that electronic commerce will propel global computer networks from the fringe into the core of business.• Rachel's stunning good looks helped propel her to stardom.• The pelican's strong legs and webbed feet propel it in water.• Four jet engines propel the 8,300-ton ship.• Even a diminished Magic should be enough to propel the Lakers into championship contention.• Exquisitely judged dynamics propelled the third movement.
propel yourself along/through etc• For a few moments she managed fairly well, taking things slowly and steadily, using the sticks to propel herself along.
Origin propel
(1400-1500) Latin propellere, from pellere “to drive”
pro·pel verb
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