compel
- vt.迫使;强迫;使必须;引起(反应)
过去式： compelled 现在分词： compelling 过去分词： compelled 第三人称单数： compels
com- 共同,一起 + pel 推动,驱使
compelverb
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。
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。
compel
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VERB 强迫;逼迫
If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it....the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet...
强制骑自行车者戴头盔的法律的出台
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PHRASE 觉得必须(做…)
If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do.Dickens felt compelled to return to the stage for a final good-bye...
迪肯斯觉得必须返回舞台作最后的道别。
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The law can compel employers to provide endowment insurance .
这项法律可强迫雇主提供养老保险。
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Nothing can compel me to do such a thing .
没有什么可以强迫我做这件事。
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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。
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Last year ill health compelled his retirement .
去年他因身体不好被迫退休了。
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Her latest book makes compelling reading .
她新出的书读起来扣人心弦。
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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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The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it .
证据是那样的令人折服，他觉得不得不接受。
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Leonie 's mother was compelled to take in washing to help support her family
利奥妮的妈妈被迫在家替人洗衣服，以贴补家用。
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Dickens felt compelled to return to the stage for a final good-bye
迪肯斯觉得必须返回舞台作最后的道别。
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Her eyes were her best feature , wide-set and compelling .
她的眼睛是她五官中长得最好的，大而迷人。
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Most living creatures are capable of adaptation when compelled to do so .
大多数生物都能在迫于压力的情况下适应新环境。
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She was compelled to fulfil the dying wishes of her mother .
她不得不去实现她母亲的临终遗愿。
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Thousands have been compelled to flee the country in makeshift boats .
数以千计的人被迫乘坐简易船只逃离了这个国家。
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Local housing authorities have been compelled by the housing crisis to make offers of sub-standard accommodation .
住房危机迫使当地的几个房管部门提供不够标准的住房。
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I felt morally compelled to help .
我觉得从道义上我必须帮忙。
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His prose is always lucid and compelling .
他的散文素来简洁、有力。
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My second and more compelling reason for going to Dearborn was to see the Henry Ford Museum .
我去迪尔伯恩的第二个原因，也是更令人信服的原因，是为了参观亨利·福特博物馆。
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If only you hadn 't felt compelled to meddle .
要是你没有觉得非插手不可就好了。
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Factual and forensic evidence makes a suicide verdict the most compelling answer to the mystery of his death
事实证据和法庭证据使得自杀成为解开他死因之谜的最令人信服的答案。
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She could , if she wanted , compel him , through a court of law , to support the child after it was born
如果她愿意，她可以通过法庭强制他在孩子出生以后抚养孩子。
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Otherwise , they would not feel compelled to make ex gratia payments to customers they have wronged .
否则，他们不会觉得必须向那些没有受到公平待遇的顾客提供补偿款。
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She is compelling , spectral , fascinating , an unforgettably unique performer .
她极具吸引力，清幽如鬼魅，令人着迷，令人难忘，是个独具特色的演员。
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Jan Roberts weaves a compelling tale which traps a young woman in a world run by the Mafia .
简·罗伯茨编了一个引人入胜的故事，诱骗一位年轻女性进入了黑手党的地盘。
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Bad weather compelled them to stay at home .
恶劣的天气迫使他们呆在家里。
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Circumstances have compelled a change of plan .
因情况所迫，计划已经改变。
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The rain compelled us to cancel the plan .
下雨使我们不得不放弃那项计划。
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She felt compelled to call and tell him how much she enjoyed his music .
她觉得必须打电话告诉他她是多么欣赏他的音乐。
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The enemy were compelled to lay down their arms .
敌人被迫放下武器。
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The arguments are founded on facts and compel conviction .
这些论点以事实为根据，令人不得不信服。
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He had everything under perfect control in commanding millions of troops and compelled the enemy to move according to his will .
他手握数百万重兵，指挥若定迫使敌人按他的步子走。
指通过威胁等迫使他人做不愿做的事情，或指局势、事件等使某人必须做某事。
The landlord forced the serfs to work 16 hours a day.
地主迫使农奴们每天干活16个小时。
The manager was forced to resign.
经理被迫辞职。
She was forced to withdraw from the game because of a back injury.
背部受伤使她不得不退出比赛。
Keally forced me to tell him the truth.
基利强迫我告诉他真相。
She forced herself to get out of bed.
她强打精神起了床。
多指人、局势、规定等迫使某人做某事；也指觉得必须去做某事，常因为这么做是正确的。
The law can compel employers to provide endowment insurance.
这项法律可强迫雇主提供养老保险。
Bad weather compelled them to stay at home.
恶劣的天气迫使他们呆在家里。
She felt compelled to call and tell him how much she enjoyed his music.
她觉得必须打电话告诉他她是多么欣赏他的音乐。
The rain compelled us to cancel the plan.
下雨使我们不得不放弃那项计划。