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单词 propel
释义
propel
verb[T]
uk
/prəˈpel/us
/prəˈpel/
-ll-
topushormovesomethingsomewhere, often with a lot offorce:
推进，推动
arocketpropelled throughspace在推力作用下穿越外层空间的火箭
The Kon-TikisailedacrossthePacificOcean propelled bywindpower.“太阳神康提基号”帆船借助风力横渡了太平洋。
propelsomeoneinto/to/towardssomething
tocausesomeone to do anactivityor be in asituation:
推动（某人）做…／将（某人）推向（某一境地）
Thefilmpropelled him tointernationalstardom.这部电影使他成为了国际巨星。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pushing and shoving
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  • batsomething/someoneaway
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  • bringsomeonedown
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  • dig
  • elbow
  • goad
  • heave
  • nudge
  • poke
  • poke/digsomeonein the ribsidiom
  • prod
  • push
  • push off
  • pushsomeone/somethingover
  • scrum
  • shoulder
  • wheel
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Causing things to happen
(Definition ofpropelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

propel| American Dictionary

propel
verb[T]
us
/prəˈpel/
-ll-
tocausesomething tomoveforward:
Seals usetheirfinsandflippersto propel them through thewaterwithgreatforce.
fig.If theteamwonthe next twogames, they would be propelled into thenumberonerankingincollegiatefootball.
(Definition ofpropelfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpropel

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Nowhere was there a 'spontaneous' diffusion, a 'natural evolution' or a situation where 'market forces' or 'ethical considerations' were 'naturally' propelling social change.
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Later on, magma ascent must have slowed down due to the extinction of propelling gas.
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Independent networks in the voluntary sector were actively discouraged, while local authorities were propelled into a major housing role.
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Finally, although this is largely a narrative propelled by key individuals, biographical profiles are scant.
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The sheer speed and scope of contemporary human movement, propelled by conflict or economic pressures or the advantages of wealth, are unparalleled.
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In late capitalism, a critically unexamined and ethnographically ungrounded deployment of diaspora can obscure the specificities of mobility and the conditions propelling it.
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Accordingly, national societies - propelled by their own inner spirit or genius - progressively realize their individual destinies or cultural missions.
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At each entry the song either introduces a new mythic image or propels the previous one forward.
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There was a political and social dynamic that propelled people in their bid for more freedom.
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Increasing recognition of these problems and the need to generate innovations with greater and widespread impacts has propelled alternative approaches to agricultural research.
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Free trade and lax laws propelled an economy driven by opium and vice.
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Most freight on waterways moves in unpowered barges, which are grouped into "tows" and propelled by towboats.
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The incomplete acute antidepressant effect of current available agents has propelled investigators to search for new drugs to manage this debilitating illness.
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Finally, the object of diffusion is spread through some kind of medium, propelled by the force of the energy.
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Regardless of the way of propelling the arm during teaching, there are two ways of recording the trajectory of the arm motion.
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