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compel sb to do sth
The law compels employers to provide safe working conditions.
法律迫使雇主提供安全的工作条件。
强迫, 迫使
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强迫, 迫使
force somebody to do something; necessitate or exact
The law compels employers to provide safe working conditions.
法律迫使雇主提供安全的工作条件。
制服；征服。
To overpower; to subdue.
强迫、约束或胁迫。
To force, constrain, or coerce.
强迫或强力激励(某种行动)
To forcefully or powerfully motivate (a course of action).
对某人或某物有强烈的不可抗拒的力量
To have a strong, irresistible force (on someone or something).
compel
Base
原形
compels
3rd person
第三人称单数
compelling
-ing
现在分词
compelled
Past
过去式
compelled
Past participle
过去分词
The law compels drivers to wear seatbelts.
法律强制司机系安全带。
The storm compelled us to cancel the trip.
暴风雨迫使我们取消旅行。
His illness has compelled him to quit his job.
他的疾病迫使他辞去了工作。
The law compels all drivers to wear seat belts.
法律强制所有司机系安全带。
The heavy rain compelled us to cancel the picnic.
大雨迫使我们取消了野餐。
The government is compelling companies to reduce emissions.
政府正在迫使公司减少排放。
The law compels employers to provide safe working conditions.
法律迫使雇主提供安全的工作条件。
compel 常用于被动结构 be compelled to do sth，表示‘被迫做某事’。
He felt compelled to resign after the scandal.
丑闻之后，他感到被迫辞职。
Not this
The situation compels to take action.
Use this
The situation compels us to take action.
compel是及物动词，必须接宾语，不能直接跟不定式。缺少宾语是常见错误。
Not this
He compelled me go with him.
Use this
He compelled me to go with him.
compel用于compel sb to do sth结构，必须带to的不定式作宾语补足语。省略to是常见错误。
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强迫某人做某事
The law compels employers to provide safe working conditions.
法律强迫雇主提供安全工作环境。
被迫做某事
She felt compelled to tell the truth.
她感到被迫说出真相。
吸引注意
His speech compelled the attention of the audience.
他的演讲吸引了观众的注意。
强迫服从
The general compelled obedience from his troops.
将军迫使部队服从。
赢得尊重
Her courage compelled respect from everyone.
她的勇气赢得了每个人的尊重。
迫使行动
The urgent situation compelled immediate action.
紧急情况迫使立即行动。
因为基督的爱激励我们。
For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.
基督的爱激励我们，因为我们深信一人替众人死，众人就都死了。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想com（一起）和pel（推），一起推你，就是强迫。
常见场景：legal documents、formal writing、everyday usage compel 既可用于正式或法律语境，也可用于日常交流，通常没有明显的语体限制。
常用于 compel sb to do sth 结构
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