compels

英 [kəmˈpelz]

美 [kəmˈpelz]

v.  强迫; 迫使; 使必须; 引起(反应)
compel的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强迫;逼迫
  If a situation, a rule, or a personcompelsyoutodo something, they force you to do it.
  1. ...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
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• PHRASE 觉得必须(做…)
  If youfeel compelled todo something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do.
  1. 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。
  2. I felt morally compelled to help.
     我觉得从道义上我必须帮忙。

双语例句

• The law compels local police during a lawful stop, detention or arrest to check the immigration status of people they reasonably suspect are illegal immigrants.
  该法律迫使当地警方有权合法地制止，拘留和逮捕他们合理地怀疑为非法移民的人，检查他们的移民身份。
• It includes a case study on British Petroleum's initiatives on climate change and compels students to consider the extent to which companies – within the constraints of a market system – can address the issue.
  该课程包括一个案例研究，内容是关于英国石油公司（BP）应对气候变化的举措，以强迫学生思考企业能够在多大程度上在市场体系允许的范畴内应对环境问题。
• The power of ohrist compels you!
  耶酥的力量制服你！
• But the plight of the world compels his unwilling attention.
  但人世的情况迫使他不自愿地予以注意。
• Nature compels us all to move through life.
  自然迫使我们在生活中前进。
• His social obligation compels him to make a round of visits.
  他的社会职责使得他不得不进行一系列访问。
• Roller's software compels the user to log in and compose a blog entry.
  Roller的软件强迫用户登录并撰写博客文章。
• You write strategically sound creative copy that compels consumer change.
  写出不俗的创意文案，让消费者为此而改变消费习惯。
• It is this fundamental truth that compels us to cooperate.
  正是这一基本事实促使我们展开合作。
• My health compels me to knock off work.
  我的健康情况迫使我停止工作。