Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks.

短桨特别用于划独木舟和小艇。

His addiction to drugs propelled him towards a life of crime.

他吸毒成瘾使他走上犯罪的道路。

A volcano erupted and propelled rocks high into the sky.

火山爆发, 把无数的石块抛天空。

This is a mechanically propelled vehicle.

这是一台机械推动的车辆。

The German aerialist submerges his half-naked body in a bathtub filled with water then propels himself up a rope to fly, twist and spurt water.

这名德国的高空杂技师先将自己半裸的上身浸入水中，然后通过绳索做出飞身、曲和溅水花等动作。

It was a little boat, oarless, or not visibly propelled, and in it were her mother, and Vesta, and some one whom she could not make out.

那是一只很小的船，旁边没有桨，也见它移动，船中坐着她的母亲和味丝搭，还有一个人却辨。