drive,push,or cause to move in a particular direction,typically forwards
推进,推
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the boat is propelled by using a very long paddle 这条小船是靠长桨推进的
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[as adj.,in combination -
propelled ]a rocket-propelled grenade launcher .火箭推进的枪榴弹发射筒。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]
〈喻〉 推动,刺激,驱策
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fear propelled her out of her stillness .恐惧打破了她的平静。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘expel,drive out’): from Latin