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单词 propulsive
释义 pro·pul·sive
\-lsiv, -sēv also -səv\ adjective
Etymology: Latin propulsus (past participle of propellere) + English -ive
: tending or having power to propel : driving onward or forward : impelling to action or motion
 < gunpowder was well established as a propulsive agent in war weapons — H.J.J.Winter >
 < the faster the jet plane goes, the greater its propulsive efficiency — Harland Manchester >
 < universities … have … been the seats of propulsive thought — Amy Loveman >
pro·pul·sive·ness noun -es
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