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

• You may have been saving up for something you really wanted, Libra, when an unexpected expense compels you to spend some of your savings.
  天秤座，你或许已经为了买你想要的东西而存了好长一段时间的钱，但是一项出其不意的开支迫使你花费你部分的积蓄。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Gravitation compels dispersed matter to coalesce, thus it accounts for the very existence of the Earth, the Sun, and most of the macroscopic objects in the universe.
  引力迫使分散事项凝聚，因此，它占的生存地球，太阳，和大多数的宏观物体在宇宙中。
• 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。
• 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。