英语词汇“compel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Compel means to force or drive someone to do something. Even if you don't like toast, when you visit the toast-eating natives of Shrintakook Island, you'll be compelled to eat it, or they will not trust you.

You don't want to be compelled to go to a classical music concert if you'd rather listen to rap. School officials might be upset if a winter storm compels them to cancel classes, but you'd be okay with that. A compelling mystery forces you to pay attention because you want to find out "whodunit."

WORD FAMILY

compel: compelled, compelling, compels, compulsion, compulsive+/compelling: compellingly/compulsion: compulsions/compulsive: compulsively, compulsiveness, compulsives, compulsivity

USAGE EXAMPLES

But as the Islamic State became a dire enough threat to return American troops to Iraq, Mr. Obama felt compelled to change course on Afghanistan.

New York Times(Jan 01, 2017)

East Coast — compelling, nationwide viewing on a Saturday.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

But Mother Nature is nothing if not compelling, and my broodiness sat in my core like an ache.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

1v force somebody to do something

We compel all students to fill out this form

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

obligate, oblige

force, thrust

impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

walk

make walk

coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

clamor

compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring

condemn

compel or force into a particular state or activity

shame

compel through a sense of shame

apply, enforce, implement

ensure observance of laws and rules

enforce, impose

compel to behave in a certain way

stick, sting

saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

exhibit, march, parade

walk ostentatiously

march

cause to march or go at a marching pace

turn up the heat, turn up the pressure

apply great or increased pressure

drive

to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

bludgeon

overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club

steamroll, steamroller

bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure

squeeze for

squeeze someone for money, information, etc.

dragoon, railroad, sandbag

compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

terrorise, terrorize

coerce by violence or with threats

bring oneself

cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative

execute, run

carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

execute

carry out the legalities of

cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

2v necessitate or exact

the water shortage compels conservation

Hyper

ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take

require as useful, just, or proper

单词	compel
释义	compel (once / 97 pages) v Compel means to force or drive someone to do something. Even if you don't like toast, when you visit the toast-eating natives of Shrintakook Island, you'll be compelled to eat it, or they will not trust you. You don't want to be compelled to go to a classical music concert if you'd rather listen to rap. School officials might be upset if a winter storm compels them to cancel classes, but you'd be okay with that. A compelling mystery forces you to pay attention because you want to find out "whodunit." WORD FAMILY compel: compelled, compelling, compels, compulsion, compulsive+/compelling: compellingly/compulsion: compulsions/compulsive: compulsively, compulsiveness, compulsives, compulsivity USAGE EXAMPLES But as the Islamic State became a dire enough threat to return American troops to Iraq, Mr. Obama felt compelled to change course on Afghanistan. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) East Coast — compelling, nationwide viewing on a Saturday. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) But Mother Nature is nothing if not compelling, and my broodiness sat in my core like an ache. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1v force somebody to do something We compel all students to fill out this form Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper obligate, oblige force, thrust impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably walk make walk coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city" clamor compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring condemn compel or force into a particular state or activity shame compel through a sense of shame apply, enforce, implement ensure observance of laws and rules enforce, impose compel to behave in a certain way stick, sting saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous exhibit, march, parade walk ostentatiously march cause to march or go at a marching pace turn up the heat, turn up the pressure apply great or increased pressure drive to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly bludgeon overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club steamroll, steamroller bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure squeeze for squeeze someone for money, information, etc. dragoon, railroad, sandbag compel by coercion, threats, or crude means terrorise, terrorize coerce by violence or with threats bring oneself cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative execute, run carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine execute carry out the legalities of cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner 2v necessitate or exact the water shortage compels conservation Hyper ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take require as useful, just, or proper
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