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 power of ohrist compels you!
  耶酥的力量制服你！
• Really it only proves that the present system compels selfishness.
  这实际正足以证明自私是现行制度逼出来的。
• First, and deceptively simply, it compels everyone to act transparently.
  首先，该守则要求每个人的行动都应透明公开。这看上去很简单。
• 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。
• Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.& Plato
  天文学迫使灵魂朝上看，并且引导我们从这个世界进入另一世界。&柏拉图
• 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。
• His playing compels respect, if not enthusiasm.
  如果不是狂热的话，他的表演就是强迫他人予以敬重。
• That compels many company founders to rely on funds raised from relatives.
  这迫使许多公司创建者依靠从亲戚那里筹措的资金。
• 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。
• But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him.
  因此，我要伸手，用我在埃及快要施行的一切异能，攻击埃及；然后他才会让你们离去。