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单词 propel
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•pel /prəˈpɛl/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -pelled, -pel•ling. 
  1. to drive forward or onward:to propel a boat with oars.
See -pel-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•pel  (prə pel),USA pronunciation v.t., -pelled, -pel•ling. 
  1. to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward:to propel a boat by rowing.
  2. to impel or urge onward:Urgent need of money propelled him to take a job.
  • Latin prōpellere to drive forward, equivalent. to prō- pro-1 + pellere to drive
  • late Middle English propellen to expel 1400–50
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged push, prod.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
propel /prəˈpɛl/ vb ( -pels, -pelling, -pelled)
  1. (transitive) to impel, drive, or cause to move forwards
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin prōpellere to drive onwards, from pro-1 + pellere to drive
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