compel
- IPA[kəmˈpel]
美式
- force or oblige (someone) to do something；bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure
verb: compel, 3rd person present: compels, gerund or present participle: compelling, past tense: compelled, past participle: compelled
- 釋義
- 相關詞
動詞
- 1. force or oblige (someone) to do something a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions 同義詞
- ▪ bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure they may compel a witness's attendance at court by issue of a summons
- ▪ drive forcibly by heav'n's high will compell'd from shore to shore
- evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way: his eyes were strangely compelling a compelling film
Oxford Dictionary
- evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way: his eyes were strangely compelling a compelling film
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[kəmˈpɛl]
英式
- force or oblige (someone) to do something: a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions
Oxford Dictionary
