propels

英 [prəˈpelz]

美 [prəˈpelz]

v.  推动; 驱动; 推进; 驱使; 迫使; 推搡
propel的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 推进；推
  Topropelsomething in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction.
  1. The tiny rocket is attached to the spacecraft and is designed to propel it toward Mars.
     小火箭捆绑在宇宙飞船上，用于推动飞船飞向火星。
  2. -propelledcombines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate how something, especially a weapon, is propelled.
     （与名词连用构成形容词）表示“…驱动的”，“由…推动的”
  3. ...rocket-propelled grenades.
     火箭推动的榴弹
  4. ...the first jet-propelled aeroplane.
     首架喷气式飞机
• VERB 推动；激励；驱策
  If somethingpropelsyouintoa particular activity, it causes you to do it.
  1. It was a shooting star that propelled me into astronomy in the first place...
     最初是一颗流星促使我从事天文学。
  2. He is propelled by both guilt and the need to avenge his father.
     他受到内疚感和为父报仇之心的双重驱使。

双语例句

• A gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion.
  气涡轮产生高温废气用反作用力推进喷气式飞机。
• Adopting piston pump with fixed stroke, the piston directly propels the diaphragm, thus deleting the complex mechanic stroke adjustment equipment.
  采用固定冲程的柱塞泵，省去复杂的机械冲程调节装置，使柱塞直接推动膜片工作。
• Single-ring coding has the advantages of absolute coding and overcome the advantages of multi-ring coding, consequently single-ring coding propels the technology of absolute coding forward quickly and it is the develop trend of angle measuring technology.
  单码道绝对编码保留了绝对编码的优点并弥补了多码道编码的不足，从而推动了绝对编码技术得以快速发展，使之成为测角技术的发展趋势。
• In the shot put event, the athlete propels a heavy metal ball with one arm only.
  在铅球运动中，运动员只能用一只手投掷一个很重的金属球。
• Fourth, resolution to act propels you forward.
  第四，行动的决心驱使你前进。
• How odd that it is our constant dissatisfaction with the status quo that propels society forward?
  多奇怪呀，正是我们这种对现状的一直不满意推动着社会前进。
• Its part of our DNA and it propels our citizens to rise to the challenge.
  这是我们的DNA的一个组成部分，而且能激励我国公民奋起迎接挑战。
• It is the power that takes you over obstacles, the fuel that propels you toward the life you envision.
  理想和目标中蕴含着力量。它是使你越过障碍的力量，它是推动你向美好生活前进的燃料。
• The beautiful, snow-covered landscape provides a pastoral backdrop for a primary election that frequently propels political candidates toward their party's nomination for president.
  大雪覆盖的美丽景色给总统初选提供了一个田园背景。在这个州的总统初选常常会使政治候选人赢得他们所在党派的总统大选的提名。
• The economic gains made by developers and the fact that mayors in China have been judged by narrow economic indicators and not not broader measures of livability propels the process forward.
  开发商从中获得经济利益，中国一直以狭隘的经济指标而不是更宏观的宜居性标准来考评各地的市长，这些都推动了这种模式的发展。