to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force推进,推动
a rocket propelled through space在推力作用下穿越外层空间的火箭
The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power.“太阳神康提基号”帆船借助风力横渡了太平洋。
propel sb into/to/towards sth to cause someone to do an activity or be in a situation推动(某人)做…/将(某人)推向(某一境地)
The film propelled him to international stardom.这部电影使他成为了国际巨星。