compel
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it. 迫使
...the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet. …强制骑车人戴头盔的法律的引入。
2. PHRASE If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do. 感到必须 (做某事)
Dickens felt compelled to return to the stage for a final goodbye. 狄更斯感到必须返回舞台作最后的告别。
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compel /kəmˈpɛl/ (compelling,compelled,compels)
剑桥词典
- to force someone to do something
强迫;逼迫;迫使
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter . 在小学阶段,即使在冬天他也被迫穿着短裤。
formal The new circumstances compelled a change in policy . 新情况迫使在政策上作出改变。
也见 compulsion (FORCE)
formal
to produce a strong feeling or reaction
(有时指并非所愿地)激起,引发
Over the years her work has compelled universal admiration and trust . 这些年来,她的工作获得了大家的一致钦佩和信赖。 返回 compel