Squid propel themselves by forcing water through a muscular funnel, achieving bursts of speed few ocean hunters can match.
乌贼通过肌肉漏斗喷水推动自身，可爆发出少有海洋捕食者能匹敌的速度。
Which choice best defines “propel”?
A — Push forward. “propel” means push forward.
Which word means “push forward”?
C — propel. “propel” means push forward.
propel — push forward. In Chinese: 推进，驱使.
propel is pronounced /prəˈpel/.
Squid propel themselves by forcing water through a muscular funnel, achieving bursts of speed few ocean hunters can match. (乌贼通过肌肉漏斗喷水推动自身，可爆发出少有海洋捕食者能匹敌的速度。)
drive, thrust, impel — all close in meaning to propel (push forward).
halt, impede — each the opposite of propel (push forward).
Yes. propel is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pro(forward)+pel(drive)