英语词汇“propel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

propelpropel /prəˈpɛl/ ●○○ verb (propelled, propelling) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYpropel

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin propellere, from pellere to drive

VERB TABLE

propel

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	propel
	he, she, it	propels
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	propelled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have propelled
	he, she, it	has propelled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had propelled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will propel
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have propelled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am propelling
	he, she, it	is propelling
	you, we, they	are propelling
Past	I, he, she, it	was propelling
	you, we, they	were propelling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been propelling
	he, she, it	has been propelling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been propelling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be propelling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been propelling

1to move, drive, or push something forward: Four engines propel the 8,300-ton ship.2written to make someone move in a particular direction, especially by pushing him or her: He took her arm and propelled her toward the door.3to move someone into a new situation or make him or her do something: propel somebody to/into something The movie propelled her to stardom. → see also propulsion