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[/kəmˈpel; kəmˋpɛl/] v (-ll-) 用法:
1 [Cn.t] (fml 文) make (sb) do sth; force 使（某人）做某事; 强迫:
We cannot compel you to (do it), but we think you should. 我们不能强迫你（去做）, 但认为你应该做. *
I was compelled to (ie I had to) acknowledge the force of his argument. 我不得不承认他的论据有力. Cf 参看 impel. 用法:
2 [Tn no passive 不用於被动语态] (fml 文) (a) get (sth) by force or pressure; make necessary 强夺、 强求（某物）; 强迫; 使必须:
You can compel obedience, but not affection. 可以逼人服从, 却无法逼人生爱. *
Circumstances have compelled a change of plan. 因情况所迫, 计划已经改变.
(b) (not in the continuous tenses 不用於进行时态) (fig 比喻) inspire (sth) irresistibly （不可抗拒地）激起, 激发（某事物）:
His courage compels universal admiration. 他的勇气不禁令人肃然起敬. |