compel
美音:
[kəm´pel
]英音:
[kəm´pel
]vt.强迫,迫使
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compel为六级词汇
词频:4811
词形变化:
名词:compeller 动词过去式:compelled 过去分词:compelled 现在分词:compelling 第三人称单数:compels 副词:compellably 形容词:compellable
词根
pel,puls=to drive(驾驶)
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compel
/kəm'pel; kəm`pɛl/
v (-ll-)
1 [Cn.t] (fml 文) make (sb) do sth; force 使(某人)做某事; 强迫
*We cannot compel you to (do it), but we think you should. 我们不能强迫你(去做), 但认为你应该做.
* I was compelled to (ie I had to) acknowledge the force of his argument. 我不得不承认他的论据有力. Cf 参看 impel.
2 [Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] (fml 文)
(a) get (sth) by force or pressure; make necessary 强夺、强求(某物); 强迫; 使必须
*You can compel obedience, but not affection. 可以逼人服从, 却无法逼人生爱.
* Circumstances have compelled a change of plan. 因情况所迫, 计划已经改变.
(b) (not in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时态) (fig 比喻) inspire (sth) irresistibly (不可抗拒地)激起, 激发(某事物)
*His courage compels universal admiration. 他的勇气不禁令人肃然起敬.
compel
v past tense and past participlecompelledpresent participlecompelling [T][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;Origin: compellere, from com- (
COM-) + pellere
'to drive']
to force someone to do something
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compulsioncompel sb to do sth The law will compel employers to provide health insurance. She felt compelled to resign because of the scandal.formal to make people have a particular feeling or attitude
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compulsion His performance compelled the audience's attention .