compel

US [kəmˈpel]
UK [kəm'pel]
  • v.强迫；迫使；使必须；引起反应
  • Web逼迫；使不得不；强制
Simple Present：compels  Present Participle：compelling  Past Tense：compelled  

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compel
v.
1.
强迫；迫使；使必须to force sb to do sth; to make sth necessary
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。
Last year ill health compelled his retirement.
去年他因身体不好被迫退休了。
2.
~ sth
引起反应to cause a particular reaction
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。

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Definition:
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1.
But once the conquering was done, Muslim leaders found that trying to compel uniform belief in a multinational empire was a lose-lose game.
但一旦征服结束，穆斯林领导人发现试图强迫在一个多国家的帝国中统一信仰是一场两败俱伤的游戏。
dàn yí dàn zhēng fú jié shù , mù sī lín lǐng dǎo rén fā xiàn shì tú qiǎng pò zài yī gè duō guó jiā de dì guó zhōng tǒng yī xìn yǎng shì yī chǎng liǎng bài jù shāng de yóu xì 。
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2.
If a criminal sentenced to a fine fails to pay the fine within the time limit, the People's Court shall compel him to pay.
第二百一十九条被判处罚金的罪犯，期满不缴纳的，人民法院应当强制缴纳；
dì èr bǎi yī shí jiǔ tiáo bèi pàn chǔ fá jīn de zuì fàn , qī mǎn bù jiǎo nà de , rén mín fǎ yuàn yīng dāng qiáng zhì jiǎo nà ;
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3.
Such threats compel her to sometimes swing onto the sidewalk, even though that could get her a ticket.
这种忧虑迫使她有时冒着被开罚单的危险，在人行道上骑车。
zhè zhǒng yōu lǜ pò shǐ tā yǒu shí mào zhe bèi kāi fá dān de wēi xiǎn , zài rén xíng dào shàng qí chē 。
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4.
If this person die, absolutely no longer somebody dare to compel to ask her the commerce of nation pedagogue, it occurred that. . .
若是此人死了，绝对不再有人敢逼问她国师的事，偏偏…
ruò shì cǐ rén sǐ le , jué duì bú zài yǒu rén gǎn bī wèn tā guó shī de shì , piān piān …
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5.
Sheldon: I'm removing my digital footprint from the Internet, so Amy Farrah Fowler can't find me and compel me to meet her mother.
谢尔顿：我在消除上网痕迹，这样艾米。法拉赫。福勒就找不到我，不能强迫我去见她妈妈了。
xiè ěr dùn : wǒ zài xiāo chú shàng wǎng hén jì , zhè yàng ài mǐ 。 fǎ lā hè 。 fú lè jiù zhǎo bù dào wǒ , bù néng qiǎng pò wǒ qù jiàn tā mā mā le 。
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6.
I cannot compel you to do so, but I believe that you should.
我不会强迫你这么做，但是我相信你会这么做。
wǒ bú huì qiǎng pò nǐ zhè me zuò , dàn shì wǒ xiāng xìn nǐ huì zhè me zuò 。
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7.
But not long after the king sent a certain old man of Antioch, to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers and of God.
不久以后，王派遣一位年老的雅典人，来强迫犹太人背弃祖传的规诫，不得按照天主的法律生活。
bù jiǔ yǐ hòu , wáng pài qiǎn yī wèi nián lǎo de yǎ diǎn rén , lái qiǎng pò yóu tài rén bèi qì zǔ chuán de guī jiè , bù dé àn zhào tiān zhǔ de fǎ lǜ shēng huó 。
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8.
Being able to envision yourself achieving a goal will compel you to move forward and persevere during times of doubt.
能想象自己实现了一个目标将会迫使你朝目标前进；在有疑虑的时候让你坚持下去。
néng xiǎng xiàng zì jǐ shí xiàn le yī gè mù biāo jiāng huì pò shǐ nǐ cháo mù biāo qián jìn ; zài yǒu yí lǜ de shí hou ràng nǐ jiān chí xià qù 。
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9.
What would compel me to believe would be something unequivocal, such as if an amputee grew a new limb.
能让我不得不信的是毫无疑义的事，好比让某个截肢患者长出新肢体。
néng ràng wǒ bù dé bù xìn de shì háo wú yí yì de shì , hǎo bǐ ràng mǒu gè jié zhī huàn zhě cháng chū xīn zhī tǐ 。
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10.
This last condition is essential ; otherwise the speed of the thrust would compel the piano to produce a forced sound .
这个最后的情况也是最基本的；否则推力的速度可能会迫使钢琴产生声音。
zhè ge zuì hòu de qíng kuàng yě shì zuì jī běn de ; fǒu zé tuī lì de sù dù kě néng huì pò shǐ gāng qín chǎn shēng shēng yīn 。
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