propeller
                                        英 [prə'pelə]
美 [prə'pɛlɚ]
                                        
                                            
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            1、pro- "forward" + pell- "drive, push" + -er.
2、含义:push forward, drive forward, drive forth.
                                                
            
                                    
            - 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.
                 - 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》