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

• 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。
• The unraveling of a sometimes tangled web propels our work, in tandem, through the realization of their individuality.
  有时在一个错综复杂解体驱使通过自己的个性，我们实现协同工作。
• As an economic boom propels more people in India into the ranks of the wealthy, they are acquiring a taste for the good life.
  印度经济的欣欣向荣，使很多人挤进了富裕阶层，也有了优质生活的品味。
• Fourth, resolution to act propels you forward.
  第四，行动的决心驱使你前进。
• 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。
• Gratitude, awakens our conscience, and propels us to work for the good of humanity.
  心生感恩，是良知的开启，也是踏出人生良能的第一步。
• Propels a projectile by compressed air.
  通过压缩空气来喷射子弹的枪支。
• Confidence is not the thing that propels you to the front of a room to give a talk.
  信心不能驱使你走向讲台发表言辞，驱使你的是勇气。
• Indeed, she thinks the closeness that most MSF workers have to situations propels them to act.
  事实上，她认为，多数MSF工作人员因为接近疫情，驱使他们采取行动。
• In the average company, there is plenty of room for technology to improve the sales and marketing engine that propels revenue growth.
  一般的企业通常都会有足够的空间，可以应用科技去强化推动营收成长的销售和营销引擎。