coerce
verb (formal)to force somebody to do something by using threats 强迫;胁迫;迫使 - coerce somebody
She hadn’t coerced him in any way. 她没有以任何方式强迫他。 - coerce somebody into (doing) something
They were coerced into negotiating a settlement. 他们被迫商讨协定。 - coerce somebody to do something
They tried to coerce him to sign away his rights. 他们试图强迫他签字放弃他的权利。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCoerce is used with these nouns as the object:- confession
- testimony
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin coercere ‘restrain’, from co- ‘together’ + arcere ‘restrain’.- coerce somebody