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
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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It was so nice to be out in the country.
出去置身乡下真是太好了。
Never put the plow before the oxen.
不要本末倒置。
What are you doing? he asked. I'm cutting this tree up, answered the woodcutter.
“你在做什么？”他问。“我在把这棵树砍断，”伐木工人回答道。