Compel
[ kəm'pɛl ]
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vt. 强迫，迫使;强制发生，使不得不;
💡 词根助记
com共同+pel推→一起推→强迫
📝 例句
They often compelled us to work twelve or fourteen hours a day.
他们常常强迫我们每天工作十二或十四小时。
I should assign you your share of labour, and compel you to accomplish it.
我要把属于你的那一份劳动分配给你，并且强迫你完成它。
The arguments are founded on facts and compel conviction.
令人不得不信服。
A policeman can compel obedience to the law.
一名警察能迫使服从法律。
The government may take steps to compel compliance with the law.
政府可能采取步骤强制遵守法律。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ compel-强迫,compete-比赛:没有人强迫他比赛
※ come来,pl-拼音“跑了”:过来这些人都是因为你的强迫而跑了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-pul-表示“推”
常见变体有-pel-
📖 牛津释义
compel
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 不用於被动语态]
(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 不用於进行时态) (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.
🎯 考研助记
com(共同)+pel(推):大家一起推你- 强迫{金庸小说里逼你出招}
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәm'pel]vt. 强迫, 迫使相关词组: compel sb to do sth
🌿 同词根单词
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January the thirtieth and you're invited.
1月30日，希望你能出席。
She has a particular interest in painting.
她特别爱好绘画。
Heavy iron chains around his feet and hands were fixed to a metal bar that ran round the hall about ten centimetres off the ground.
手上和脚上沉重的铁链拴在厅堂四周离地约有10厘米的金属杆上。