propel /prəˈpɛl/ CET6 TEM8 ( propelling, propelled, propels )

• 1. 

  V-T To propel something in a particular direction means to cause it to move in that direction. 推进

  例：

  The tiny rocket is attached to the spacecraft and is designed to propel it toward Mars.

  微型火箭附在宇宙飞船上，用来推进飞船飞向火星。

• 2. 

  COMB in ADJ -propelled combines with nouns to form adjectives that indicate how something, especially a weapon, is propelled. (与名词结合构成形容词) …推进的

  例：

  ...rocket-propelled grenades.

  …火箭推进的榴弹。