propel
【推动、驱动、促使】
"Propel" 是一个动词,意思是推动、驱动、促使某物向前移动或发展。它可以指物理上的推动,也可以指推动某个过程、计划、事件的进展。
1. 物理推动、推进
"Propel" 常用来描述使物体向前或向某个方向运动,通常通过某种力量或机制。
- The boat was propelled by a strong wind.
(船由强风推动。) - The engine propels the car at high speeds.
(发动机使汽车以高速前进。) - She used a paddle to propel the canoe across the river.
(她用桨把独木舟推过河。)
2. 推动某个过程或进展
"Propel" 也可以指推动、促进某个进程、事件或人的发展,常带有积极、加速的意味。
- Her determination and hard work propelled her to the top of her field.
(她的决心和努力将她推动到行业的顶端。) - Innovative technology has propelled the company to success.
(创新技术推动了公司的成功。) - The new policies will propel the nation towards a more sustainable future.
(新政策将推动国家走向更加可持续的未来。)
3. 例句总结
- 物理推动、推进:
- The propeller of the airplane helps to propel it through the sky.
(飞机的螺旋桨帮助它在空中前进。)
- The propeller of the airplane helps to propel it through the sky.
- 推动某个进程或进展:
- The discovery of electricity propelled the scientific revolution.
(电的发现推动了科学革命。)
- The discovery of electricity propelled the scientific revolution.
4. 近义词
- Drive(驱动、推动)
- The engine drives the wheels of the car.
(发动机驱动汽车的车轮。)
- The engine drives the wheels of the car.
- Push(推、推动)
- He pushed the cart up the hill.
(他把手推车推上了山坡。)
- He pushed the cart up the hill.
- Advance(推进、前进)
- The army advanced towards the enemy's position.
(军队向敌人的阵地推进。)
- The army advanced towards the enemy's position.
- Move(移动、驱动)
- The current moves the boat downstream.
(水流使船向下游漂流。)
- The current moves the boat downstream.
5. 小贴士
- "Propel" 强调的是通过某种力量推动某物或进程向前,无论是物理上的推动还是促进某个事业、进展的加速。
- 它通常带有积极的含义,强调推动力或进展。