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

• 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。
• My interest leads me to widen my knowledge of people, and this in turn compels me to believe in the common goodness of mankind.
  这一兴趣使我不停地了解更多的人，而对人的深入了解则促使我相信人之初，性本善。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• In the more and more materialize space, compels the narrow person is the human exhausted and the bleak mind.
  在越来越物质化的空间里，逼仄人的是人疲惫而荒凉的心灵。
• Nature compels us all to move through life.
  自然迫使我们在生活中前进。
• Reasonable doubt compels you to find him not guilty.
  这些合理的怀疑将不得不认定他无罪。