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compels

英 [kəmˈpelz]

美 [kəmˈpelz]

v.  强迫; 迫使; 使必须; 引起(反应)
compel的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

  • VERB 强迫;逼迫
    If a situation, a rule, or a personcompelsyoutodo something, they force you to do it.
    1. ...the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet...
      强制骑自行车者戴头盔的法律的出台
    2. Leonie's mother was compelled to take in washing to help support her family...
      利奥妮的妈妈被迫在家替人洗衣服,以贴补家用。
    3. Local housing authorities have been compelled by the housing crisis to make offers of sub-standard accommodation.
      住房危机迫使当地的几个房管部门提供不够标准的住房。
  • PHRASE 觉得必须(做…)
    If youfeel compelled todo something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do.
    1. Dickens felt compelled to return to the stage for a final good-bye...
      迪肯斯觉得必须返回舞台作最后的道别。
    2. I felt morally compelled to help.
      我觉得从道义上我必须帮忙。

双语例句

  • So, a government or a society that compels, shapes, forces the individual from the outside, will eventually create disorder, chaos and violence.
    因此,使用权力强制、塑造、迫使个人的政府或社会最终导致混乱和暴力。
  • Gravitation compels dispersed matter to coalesce, thus it accounts for the very existence of the Earth, the Sun, and most of the macroscopic objects in the universe.
    引力迫使分散事项凝聚,因此,它占的生存地球,太阳,和大多数的宏观物体在宇宙中。
  • The program compels Americans to purchase private health insurance, and provides subsidies for those of modest incomes.
    该计划迫使美国人购买私人医疗保险,还会为中等收入人群提供补贴。
  • It is this fundamental truth that compels us to cooperate.
    正是这一基本事实促使我们展开合作。
  • The artist calls it'compulsive hoarding ', a personality disorder that compels the amassing of one's belongings.
    这位艺术家说,这是“强迫性囤积”,一个人格障碍,迫使人去积聚。
  • His courage compels universal admiration.
    他的勇气不禁令人肃然起敬。
  • His social obligation compels him to make a round of visits.
    他的社会职责使得他不得不进行一系列访问。
  • Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.& Plato
    天文学迫使灵魂朝上看,并且引导我们从这个世界进入另一世界。&柏拉图
  • What it is about that place that compels you to take your clothes off?
    是什么原因促使你们把自己的衣服都脱掉呢?
  • My interest leads me to widen my knowledge of people, and this in turn compels me to believe in the common goodness of mankind.
    这一兴趣使我不停地了解更多的人,而对人的深入了解则促使我相信人之初,性本善。