force
- n.力;力量;武力;武装部队;暴力;权力;兵力，武装力量（陆海空三军）;风力;警察部门;一群人;巨大影响;强大效力;力量大的人（或事物）
- vt.强迫，迫使(某人做某事);使发生(尤指趁他人尚未准备);用力，强行(把…移动);强作（笑颜）;人工催长
复数： forces 过去式： forced 现在分词： forcing 过去分词： forced 第三人称单数： forces
forc 强大,力量 + -e
forcenoun
暴力行动 violent action
武力；暴力
violent physical action used to obtain or achieve sth
The release of the hostages could not be achieved without the use of force.
不使用武力不可能使人质获释。
The rioters were taken away by force .
聚众闹事者被强行带走。
The ultimatum contained the threat of military force.
这份最后通牒含有武力威胁。
We will achieve much more by persuasion than by brute force .
我们通过说服会比使用暴力获得更多的成果。
力 physical strength
力；力量
the physical strength of sth that is shown as it hits sth else
the force of the blow/explosion/collision
打击 / 爆炸 / 碰撞力
The shopping centre took the full force of the blast.
购物中心承受了全部爆炸力。
强大效力 strong effect
强大效力；巨大影响
the strong effect or influence of sth
They realized the force of her argument.
他们领悟到了她那论据的威力。
He controlled himself by sheer force of will .
他全靠意志力自我控制。
She spoke with force and deliberation.
她讲话铿锵有力，字斟句酌。
具有力量的人 / 事物 sb/sth with power
力量大的人（或事物）；影响大的人（或事物）
a person or thing that has a lot of power or influence
economic/market forces
经济 / 市场力量
the forces of good/evil
善 / 恶的力量
Ron is the driving force (= the person who has the most influence) behind the project.
罗恩是这个计划的主心骨。
She's a force to be reckoned with (= a person who has a lot of power and influence and should therefore be treated seriously) .
她是一个需要认真对待的有影响力的人物。
The expansion of higher education should be a powerful force for change .
高等教育的发展对变革应该是一个强大的推动力。
权威 authority
权力；效力
the authority of sth
These guidelines do not have the force of law .
这些指导原则不具有法律效力。
The court ruled that these standards have force in British law.
法院裁定，这些标准在英国法律中有效。
一群人 group of people
（为某目的组织起来的）一群人
a group of people who have been organized for a particular purpose
a member of the sales force
推销人员中的一员
A large proportion of the labour force (= all the people who work in a particular company, area, etc.) is unskilled.
很大一部分劳动力是非熟练工。
武装力量 military
武装部队；部队
a group of people who have been trained to protect other people, usually by using weapons
a member of the security forces
保安部队成员
rebel/government forces
反叛 / 政府武装力量
a peace-keeping force
维和部队
兵力，武装力量（陆海空三军）
the army, navy and air force
allied forces
盟军
武装力量
the weapons and soldiers that an army, etc. has, considered as things that may be used
strategic nuclear forces
战略核部队
警察 police
警察部门
the police force
He joined the force twenty years ago.
他二十年前加入了警队。
物理 physics
力
an effect that causes things to move in a particular way
The moon exerts a force on the earth.
月球对地球有引力。
the force of gravity
重力
magnetic/centrifugal force
磁力；离心力
风 of wind
风力；风力等级
a unit for measuring the strength of the wind
a force 9 gale
9级大风
a gale force wind
一场大风级的风
to cause a law, rule, etc. to start being used
他们希望在年底前实施新法。
They are hoping to bring the new legislation into force before the end of the year.
to start being used
新规章什么时候开始执行？
When do the new regulations come into force?
if you do sth from or out of force of habit , you do it automatically and in a particular way because you have always done it that way in the past
the power of the wind, rain, etc., especially when it causes damage or harm
to work together in order to achieve a shared aim
两家公司联合起来争取合同。
The two firms joined forces to win the contract.
a person or group that no longer has any power or influence
verb
使做某事 make sb do sth
强迫，迫使（某人做某事）
to make sb do sth that they do not want to do
The President was forced into resigning.
总统被迫辞职。
The President was forced to resign.
总统被迫辞职。
I was forced to take a taxi because the last bus had left.
最后一班公共汽车已经开走，所以我只好坐了一辆出租汽车。
She forced herself to be polite to them.
她对他们强装客气。
He didn't force me─I wanted to go.
他没有逼迫我，是我想去的。
Ill health forced him into early retirement.
他由于健康不佳不得不提前退休。
‘I shouldn't really have any more.’ ‘Go on─ force yourself !’
“我确实不应该再吃了。”“接着吃——再努力努力！”
用体力 use physical strength
用力，强行（把…移动）
to use physical strength to move sb/sth into a particular position
to force a lock/window/door (= to break it open using force)
强行打开锁 / 窗 / 门
He tried to force a copy of his book into my hand.
他硬要把他的一本书往我手里塞。
to force an entry (= to enter a building using force)
强行进入建筑物
She forced her way through the crowd of reporters.
她在记者群中挤出一条通路。
The door had been forced open .
门被强行打开了。
使发生 make sth happen
使发生（尤指趁他人尚未准备）
to make sth happen, especially before other people are ready
He was in a position where he had to force a decision.
他当时的处境是，不得不强行推动作出决定。
Building a new road here will force house prices down.
在这里修建一条新道路将使房价下跌。
微笑；大笑 a smile/laugh
强作（笑颜）；强装（欢笑）
to make yourself smile, laugh, etc. rather than doing it naturally
She managed to force a smile.
她勉强笑笑。
果实；植物 fruit/plants
人工催长；加速（水果、植物等）生长；催熟
to make fruit, plants, etc. grow or develop faster than normal by keeping them in special conditions
forced rhubarb
人工催长的大黄
It is unwise to force a child's talent.
对儿童的才能拔苗助长是不明智的。
to make sb do sth that they do not want to do or make them do it sooner than they had intended
to do sth to make people take a decision quickly
to try to force sb to listen to and accept your opinions in a way that they find annoying
强忍（不表露情感）
to make yourself hide an emotion
She swallowed hard and forced back her tears.
她使劲咽了一下口水，强忍住了眼泪。
强迫接受；把…强加给
to make sb accept sth that they do not want
to force your attentions/opinions/company on sb
强行对（某人）献殷勤；把意见强加给（某人）；硬要陪伴（某人）
强使说出（尤其通过威胁）
to make sb tell you sth, especially by threatening them
I managed to force the truth out of him.
我设法迫使他说出了真情。
force
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VERB 强迫;强制
If someone forces you to do something, they make you do it even though you do not want to, for example by threatening you.He was charged with abducting a taxi driver and forcing him to drive a bomb to Downing Street...
他被控劫持一名出租车司机并强迫他开车把一颗炸弹送到唐宁街。
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VERB 迫使;使必须
If a situation or event forces you to do something, it makes it necessary for you to do something that you would not otherwise have done.A back injury forced her to withdraw from Wimbledon...
背部受伤使她不得不退出温布尔登赛事。
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VERB 把…强加给
If someone forces something on or upon you, they make you accept or use it when you would prefer not to.To force this agreement on the nation is wrong.
把这份协定强加给这个国家是错误的。
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VERB 用力使…移动
If you force something into a particular position, you use a lot of strength to make it move there.They were forcing her head under the icy waters, drowning her.
他们用力把她的头按到冰冷的水中，想淹死她。
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VERB 强行打开(锁、门等)
If someone forces a lock, a door, or a window, they break the lock or fastening in order to get into a building without using a key.That evening police forced the door of the flat and arrested Mr Roberts...
那一晚，警察强行打开公寓大门，逮捕了罗伯茨先生。
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N-UNCOUNT 暴力;武力
If someone uses force to do something, or if it is done by force, strong and violent physical action is taken in order to achieve it.The government decided against using force to break-up the demonstrations.
政府决定不使用暴力驱散示威人群。
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N-UNCOUNT 力量;力气;威力
Force is the power or strength which something has.The force of the explosion shattered the windows of several buildings...
爆炸的冲力震碎了几栋楼房的玻璃窗。
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N-COUNT 力量;影响力
If you refer to someone or something as a force in a particular type of activity, you mean that they have a strong influence on it.For years the army was the most powerful political force in the country...
多年来，军队一直是这个国家最强大的政治力量。
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N-UNCOUNT 影响力;威力;势力
The force of something is the powerful effect or quality that it has.He changed our world through the force of his ideas...
他通过自己观念的力量改变了我们的世界。
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N-COUNT 自然力;非人力
You can use forces to refer to processes and events that do not appear to be caused by human beings, and are therefore difficult to understand or control....the protection of mankind against the forces of nature: epidemics, predators, floods, hurricanes...
保护人类抵御自然力——传染病、食肉动物、洪水和飓风
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N-VAR (物理学上的)力
In physics, a force is the pulling or pushing effect that something has on something else....the earth's gravitational force.
地球的重力
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N-UNCOUNT (置于数字前表示风力的)级数
Force is used before a number to indicate a wind of a particular speed or strength, especially a very strong wind.The airlift was conducted in force ten winds...
空运在 10 级大风中进行。
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VERB 勉强做出(微笑等)
If you force a smile or a laugh, you manage to smile or laugh, but with an effort because you are unhappy.Joe forced a smile, but underneath he was a little disturbed...
乔强颜欢笑，但内心里感到有些不安。
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N-COUNT 军事力量;兵力
Forces are groups of soldiers or military vehicles that are organized for a particular purpose....the deployment of American forces in the region.
美国武装力量在这一地区的部署
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N-PLURAL 军队(指陆海空三军之一或三军)
The forces means the army, the navy, or the air force, or all three.The more senior you become in the forces, the more likely you are to end up in a desk job.
在部队里级别越高，最后就越有可能去做文职工作。
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N-SING 警察机关;警察部门
The force is sometimes used to mean the police force.It was hard for a police officer to make friends outside the force.
警官很难与警队外面的人交朋友。
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PHRASE 由于;迫于;通过…手段
If something happens by force of a particular quality, action, or set of circumstances, it happens because of the nature or intensity of that quality, action, or set of circumstances....converting the sceptics by force of argument.
通过辩论说服提出质疑者
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PHRASE 习惯使然;出于习惯
If you do something from force of habit, you do it because you have always done it in the past, rather than because you have thought carefully about it.He looked around from force of habit, but nobody paid any attention to him...
他出于习惯环顾四周，但是没人注意他。
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PHRASE (法律、规定或体系)在实施，生效
A law, rule, or system that is in force exists or is being used.Although the new tax is already in force, you have until November to lodge an appeal.
尽管新的税法已经生效，你需要等到 12 月才能提出上诉。
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PHRASE 大规模地;大量
When people do something in force, they do it in large numbers.Voters turned out in force for their first taste of multi-party elections.
大批选民前来参加他们的第一次多党选举。
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PHR-RECIP 联合;联手;合力
If you join forces with someone, you work together in order to achieve a common aim or purpose.Both groups joined forces to persuade voters to approve a tax break for the industry...
两个团体联合游说投票者赞成给予这个行业税收优惠。
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PHRASE 挤进;闯出;强行通过
If you force your way through or into somewhere, you have to push or break things that are in your way in order to get there.The miners were armed with clubs as they forced their way through a police cordon...
矿工们手持棍棒冲过了警戒线。
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PHRASAL VERB 强忍,忍住(情感或欲望)
If you force back an emotion or desire, you manage, with an effort, not to experience it.Nancy forced back tears. She wasn't going to cry in front of all those people.
南希强忍泪水。她不会在那些人面前哭的。
noun
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- a putout of a base runner who is required to run;the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
- the shortstop got the runner at second on a force
- Synonym: force out force-out force play
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- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one
- Synonym: violence
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- (of a law) having legal validity
- the law is still in effect
- Synonym: effect
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- physical energy or intensity
- he hit with all the force he could muster
- it was destroyed by the strength of the gale
- a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man
- Synonym: forcefulness strength
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- a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
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- a unit that is part of some military service
- he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men
- Synonym: military unit military force military group
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- a group of people having the power of effective action
- he joined forces with a band of adventurers
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- group of people willing to obey orders
- a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens
- Synonym: personnel
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- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- the mysterious presence of an evil power
- may the force be with you
- the forces of evil
- Synonym: power
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- (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
verb
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- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- She forced her diet fads on him
- Synonym: thrust
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- do forcibly;exert force
- Don't force it!
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- cause to move by pulling
- draw a wagon
- pull a sled
- Synonym: pull draw
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- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- She rammed her mind into focus
- He drives me mad
- Synonym: drive ram
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- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- I squeezed myself into the corner
- Synonym: wedge squeeze
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- take by force
- Storm the fort
- Synonym: storm
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- urge or force (a person) to an action;constrain or motivate
- Synonym: impel
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- move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
- Synonym: push
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- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
- He squeezed her for information
- Synonym: coerce hale squeeze pressure
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I don 't hold with the use of force .
我不赞成使用武力。
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They were able to achieve a settlement without using military force .
他们没有诉诸武力就解决了问题。
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Building a new road here will force house prices down .
在这里修建一条新道路将使房价下跌。
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The police force should be independent of direct government control .
警方应该不受政府的直接控制。
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When do the new regulations come into force ?
新规章什么时候开始执行？
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He didn 't force me ─ I wanted to go .
他没有逼迫我，是我想去的。
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The expansion of higher education should be a powerful force for change .
高等教育的发展对变革应该是一个强大的推动力。
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Water is forced through the pipes at high pressure .
水在高压下流过水管。
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He was in a position where he had to force a decision .
他当时的处境是，不得不强行推动作出决定。
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He had to leave the country through force of circumstance .
为势所迫，他不得不离开这个国家。
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The school took the full force of the explosion .
爆炸的全部破坏力都集中在这所学校。
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His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures .
不断增加的经济困难迫使他采取了铤而走险的办法。
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Companies have been forced into a greater orientation to the market .
各公司不得不转变，更加面向市场。
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These guidelines do not have the force of law .
这些指导原则不具有法律效力。
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She was forced to the centre of the political stage .
她被推到了政治舞台的中心。
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We were forced to work outside in freezing conditions .
我们被迫在户外天寒地冻的环境下工作。
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This department services the international sales force .
这个部门向国际销售人员提供服务。
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The police had to employ force to enter the building .
警察不得不强行进入大楼。
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The shopping centre took the full force of the blast .
购物中心承受了全部爆炸力。
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They had been forced to scrap plans for a new school building .
他们已被迫撤销了建筑新校舍的计划。
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A UN force has been sent to keep the peace .
一支联合国部队被派出维护和平。
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The government agreed to send a small token force to the area .
政府同意派遣一小支象征性的部队到那一地区。
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The two firms joined forces to win the contract .
两家公司联合起来争取合同。
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Who was the driving force in the band ?
谁是乐队的主力？
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I managed to force the truth out of him .
我设法迫使他说出了真情。
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She was discharged from the police force for bad conduct .
她因行为不轨被清除出警察队伍。
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All the windows broke with the force of the blast .
爆炸的力量震碎了所有的窗户。
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A multinational force is being sent to the trouble spot .
一支多国部队正赶往多事的地区。
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Female workers constitute the majority of the labour force .
女性雇员占劳动力的多数。
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I was forced to take a taxi because the last bus had left .
最后一班公共汽车已经开走，所以我只好坐了一辆出租汽车。
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。
物理学中指能量、能源，用于人时则指体力和精力。
Potential energy can be used to do work.
势能可以用来做功。
We should devote our energy to the career.
我们应该致力于这项事业。
通常指外力，如物体相撞时产生的力量。
The force of her fall was broken by the straw mats.
草垫的缓冲作用减弱了她下落的冲击力。
The torrents of water rushed ahead with a terrifying force.
急流汹涌奔腾。
普通用词，泛指一切力量、能力等。
Adults know the power of love.
成年人懂得爱的力量。
The propelling power of trains is usually made of steam or electricity.
火车的动力通常来自蒸汽或电。
通常指体力或人、事物等拥有的实力。
He had hardly enough strength left to move his feet.
他连移动双脚的力气都几乎没有了。
Our national strength has increased since 1982.
自1982年以来，我们的国力增强了。
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