propeller

英 [prə'pelə] 美 [prə'pɛlɚ]
  • n. [航][船] 螺旋桨;推进器

助记提示


1、pro- "forward" + pell- "drive, push" + -er.
2、含义:push forward, drive forward, drive forth.

中文词源


propeller 螺旋桨

来自propel,推进,促动。

英文词源


propeller (n.)
1780, "anything that propels," agent noun from propel. In mechanical sense, 1809, of ships; of flying machines (in a broad, theoretical sense) 1842, in the specific modern sense 1853.

双语例句


1. With a low-pitched rumbling noise, the propeller began to rotate.
伴随着隆隆的低沉噪声,螺旋桨开始旋转起来。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The engine turned a propeller.
发动机使螺旋桨旋转起来。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The freighter fouled its propeller in fishing nets.
货船的螺旋桨被渔网缠住了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. the blades of a propeller
螺旋桨叶

来自《权威词典》

5. The propeller started to spin around.
螺旋桨开始飞快地旋转起来.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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