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compelled is compel's Past Tense

compel

US [kəmˈpel]
UK [kəm'pel]
  • v.强迫；协迫；使不得不；迫使(服从,沉默等)
  • Web被强迫的；迫使下；被逼
Simple Present：compels  Present Participle：compelling  Past Tense：compelled  

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Web Definition

v.
1.
强迫;协迫;使不得不;迫使(服从,沉默等)

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,强迫强迫,协迫协迫,使不得不使不得不,迫使迫使,被强迫的被强迫的,迫使下迫使下,被逼被逼
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1.
One dead photographer does not do much for the cause he cares about, even if he did feel compelled to weigh in and take sides.
一个摄影记者，即便他认为自己有必要选择立场而支持某一方，一旦他死了，则于他所关心的事业来说也是没有多大帮助的。
yī gè shè yǐng jì zhě , jí biàn tā rèn wéi zì jǐ yǒu bì yào xuǎn zé lì chǎng ér zhī chí mǒu yī fāng , yí dàn tā sǐ le , zé yú tā suǒ guān xīn de shì yè lái shuō yě shì méi yǒu duō dà bāng zhù de 。
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2.
That Europe was deeply familiar to me; it was an intimate saturation that compelled me in every way.
我对他笔下的欧洲耳熟能详；我浸润其间，亲密融洽，正因为如此我才处处受到促动。
wǒ duì tā bǐ xià de ōu zhōu ěr shú néng xiáng ; wǒ jìn rùn qí jiān , qīn mì róng qià , zhèng yīn wèi rú cǐ wǒ cái chù chù shòu dào cù dòng 。
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3.
Vernon's wish that she should have her free will, compelled her to sound it carefully.
维农希望她有自己的意志，这迫使她仔细加以考虑。
wéi nóng xī wàng tā yǒu zì jǐ de yì zhì , zhè pò shǐ tā zǐ xì jiā yǐ kǎo lǜ 。
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4.
Then a careful calculation of the expenditure compelled him to think twice before he made the final decision.
然而仔细计算用度后，他在作出最后决定前有不得不重新考虑了。
rán ér zǐ xì jì suàn yòng dù hòu , tā zài zuò chū zuì hòu jué dìng qián yǒu bù dé bù chóng xīn kǎo lǜ le 。
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5.
My throat was like raw from how much I'd said and how fast I'd felt compelled to say it.
因为刚才说的话太多，而且说的又快，我的喉咙现在还感觉生疼。
yīn wèi gāng cái shuō de huà tài duō , ér qiě shuō de yòu kuài , wǒ de hóu lóng xiàn zài hái gǎn jué shēng téng 。
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6.
I edged closer to the cloaks , compelled by the dream to see whatever thing or person they were examining with such intensity.
受到梦的驱动，我侧身起进斗篷群体中，为的是看清让他们如此心潮澎湃的东西或人。
shòu dào mèng de qū dòng , wǒ cè shēn qǐ jìn dǒu peng qún tǐ zhōng , wèi de shì kān qīng ràng tā men rú cǐ xīn cháo péng pài de dōng xi huò rén 。
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7.
No accused person has to answer the question of the police before trial. He is not compelled to give evidence in count.
原告与被告同样平等，审判时被告不必回答警察的问题，不许强迫被告提供证据。
yuán gào yǔ bèi gào tóng yàng píng děng , shěn pàn shí bèi gào bú bì huí dá jǐng chá de wèn tí , bù xǔ qiǎng pò bèi gào tí gōng zhèng jù 。
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8.
c. She was not only compelled to stay at home, but she was also forbidden to see her friends.
她不仅被强迫蹲在家中，而且被禁止去看朋友。
tā bù jǐn bèi qiǎng pò dūn zài jiā zhōng , ér qiě bèi jìn zhǐ qù kàn péng yǒu 。
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9.
The greedy parents compelled her to marry a man who was twice as old as she was.
贪财的父母强迫她嫁给一个年龄比她大一倍的男人。
tān cái de fù mǔ qiǎng pò tā jià gěi yī gè nián líng bǐ tā dà yí bèi de nán rén 。
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10.
so much so, that he is often compelled, while seeking that which is better for him, to follow that which is worse.
在这种情形下，虽然他明白什么对他好，却常常被迫向更坏的地方去。
zài zhè zhǒng qíng xíng xià , suī rán tā míng bái shén me duì tā hǎo , què cháng cháng bèi pò xiàng gèng huài de dì fang qù 。
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