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单词 propel
释义
propel
(prəpel )
Word forms: propels , propelling , propelled
1. verb
To propel something in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction.
Floor the accelerator pedal and you are propelled forward in a wave of power. [VERB noun preposition]
-propelled combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate how something, especially a weapon, is propelled.
...rocket-propelled grenades.
...the first jet-propelled aeroplane.
2. verb
If something propels you into a particular activity, it causes you to do it.
It was a shooting star that propelled me into astronomy in the first place. [VERB noun preposition]
He is propelled by both guilt and the need to avenge his father. [be VERB-ed]
Synonyms: impel, drive, push, prompt  
Collocations:
propel a boat
A retractable mast with computer-operated sails could produce 30% of the power needed to propel the boat.
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We make it harder to propel the boat by adding weight, overfilling our water bottles, or paddling with a bungee rope attached to increase resistance.
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To reduce the energy required to propel the boat, windmill ships are often equipped with low-friction hull designs, such as multihulls, or they are hydrofoils.
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The sails acting as airfoils propel the boat by redirecting the wind coming in from the side towards the rear.
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They would lie on a plank across the bows of the boat, and holding the plank with their hands, would propel the boat with their feet against the tunnel wall.
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propel a narrative
Perhaps this season will, despite the shows heavy mythology and universe building, rely more on its characters to propel the narrative.
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The film takes place over one rather uneventful day, and subtle emotions and chemistry between the actors propel the narrative.
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This mystery propels the narrative onwards.
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This growing tension propels the narrative, and soon dominates the whole story.
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propel a vehicle
It uses a wind turbine to capture the wind velocity and uses mechanical power to propel the vehicle against the wind.
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Two water jets mounted on either side at the back of the hull propel the vehicle through water at 10 km/h.
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Jet turbines or rockets would initially propel the vehicle to supersonic speed.
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The lithium-ion battery can propel the vehicle up to and last on its own for up to.
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The reduced nett traction may still be enough to propel the vehicle.
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Translations:
Chinese: 推进
Japanese: 進ませる
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