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<< review queue entry 61636 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> 推力 can mean both - a force driving sth away (repulsion) - a force driving sth forward (propulsion) It also has figurative usage ("impetus"). See the "propulsion" section below. "thrust' -- see the very last example below. ------------------------------------------ REPULSION 「降價是吸力、漲價是推力」 "Price cuts attract, price hikes repel." 外遇說穿了就是家裡的「推力」和外面的「拉力」間的對決。 Extramarital affairs are fueled by a push from within the family and a pull from without. 眼前投資環境惡化是推力， The deteriorating investment environment just now is a disincentive, 較少虛心檢討家庭的「推力」 very few will think seriously about what things in the family were "pushing" the child out 扮演推力，讓他們不得不出國工作 what social factors force them to go abroad to work 父母的責怪是「推力」，只會把孩子越推越遠；換個角度，支持和鼓勵則永遠是最好的「拉力」，讓家人永遠凝聚在一起。 Parental blame is a repelling force; it only pushes children further away. On the other hand, support and encouragement are always the best attracting forces, keeping families close together. 當澳洲開始「與亞洲為善」時，台灣內部正有一波「出走」的推力。 While Australia was beginning to develop this closer relationship with Asia, a wave of emigration was emerging in Taiwan. 形成一股出走的推力。 [leaving HK residents feeling that they have little space within which to exist] and motivating them to get out. ----------------------------- PROPULSION 鴨子划水，水面動作不多，水下，為了讓鴨腳每划一步都產生最大的推力，腳長到了身體後半段， When ducks are paddling in water, above the surface they hardly appear to be doing anything, but under the water, to make every stroke of their webbed feet produce the greatest possible forward thrust, their legs are positioned at the rear of their bodies. 這種愛會傳染的，整個部落好像都受到了一種強大的推力， This kind of love is contagious. It seemed as if the entire village had received a strong push; 「股東行動主義」席捲歐美各地，與消費者、環保、勞工團體，形成要求企業行善的巨大推力。 "Shareholder activism" has taken Europe and the US by storm and together with consumer, environmental and labor groups, has led to the formation of an enormous force demanding corporations "do good." 也是翻譯書在台灣得以遍地開花的最大推力吧。 [This irrepressible passion for reading and discovering the world] is also the catalyst behind Taiwan's burgeoning translated book market. 除了便捷的網路近用性等外部因素，社會的集體推力更不容忽視。 we cannot afford to overlook the power of familial and social factors. 中國大陸崛起帶來的企業商機，是近年華語熱的主要推力。 the main driving force behind Chinese learning is the rise of mainland China’s economy, 早期噴射引擎推力一磅要價一萬元， in the past jet engines cost NT$10,000 for every pound of thrust, |
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+ 推力 推力 [tui1 li4] /driving force/impetus/thrust (of a boat or aeroplane engine)/repelling force/ |