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compel

verb
/kəmˈpel/
/kəmˈpel/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they compel
/kəmˈpel/
/kəmˈpel/
he / she / it compels
/kəmˈpelz/
/kəmˈpelz/
past simple compelled
/kəmˈpeld/
/kəmˈpeld/
past participle compelled
/kəmˈpeld/
/kəmˈpeld/
-ing form compelling
/kəmˈpelɪŋ/
/kəmˈpelɪŋ/
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  1. to force somebody to do something; to make something necessary强迫;迫使;使必须
    • compel somebody to do something The law can compel fathers to make regular payments for their children.这项法律可强制父亲定期支付子女的费用。
    • I feel compelled to write and tell you how much I enjoyed your book.我觉得必须写信告诉你我是多么欣赏你的书。
    • The court has powers to compel witnesses to attend.法院有权强迫证人出庭。
    • compel something Last year ill health compelled his retirement.去年他因身体不好被迫退休了。
  2. compel something (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to cause a particular reaction引起反应
    • He spoke with an authority that compelled the attention of the whole crowd.他用权威的口气讲话,引起了整个人群的注意。
  3. see also compulsion
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin compellere, from com- ‘together’ + pellere ‘drive’.

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