| 单词 | compel |
| 释义 | compelcompelscompelledcompellingcompelcompel /kəmˈpel/ verb [transitive] (past tense and past participle compelled, present participle compelling) to force someone to do somethingcompel somebody to do somethingThe bad weather compelled me to turn back.compel恶劣的天气迫使我折回。She felt compelled to resign because of the scandal.feelcompel她因为这个丑闻觉得必须辞职。THESAURUS: compelforce sb to do sth to make someone do something they do not want to do – used when a person or a situation does this: She was forced to marry him.beforceThe bad weather forced us to stay indoors.forcemake sb do sth to force someone to do something, especially using threats or violence: The men made us lie down on the floor.manmakeI made him promise that he would never do it again.makewillput pressure on sb to keep trying to force someone to do something by making them feel that they should do it: Don’t put pressure on your child to study all the time.compel to make you feel that you must do something, or to officially force someone to do something: I felt compelled to leave.feelcompelNo one can compel you to do it.The town was completely surrounded and they were compelled to surrender.besurroundbecompel |
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