Word · Frequency #369
forces
强迫;迫使
forces is the third person singular of force.
to make someone do something that they do not want to do
- 1.
To make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
使某人或某物做某事,通常不顾其意愿
- 2.
To stuff; to lard; to farce.
填塞;加调料。
- 3.
To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
通过力量约束;克服限制或阻力
- 4.
To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
用力驱动(某物),推动(通常+介词短语或副词)
- 5.
To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
导致发生(尽管有惯性、阻力等);通过力量产生
- 6.
To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
强行打开(门、锁等)
- 7.
To violate (a woman); to rape.
侵犯(女性);强奸
- 8.
To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.
通过力量获得或赢得;通过暴力或斗争夺取;特别是通过攻击占领,如堡垒
- 9.
To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
在跑垒员无返回垒的情况下,持球触及垒以制造出局。
- 10.
To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
通过出牌对方没有的花色,迫使对手或搭档用王牌赢得一墩。
- 11.
To grow (rhubarb) in the dark, causing it to grow early.
在黑暗中种植大黄,使其提前生长。
强行打开;撬开;强作;勉强做出;强行;用力突破;用力推动;驱使;夺取;强攻
In use
The bad weather forced us to cancel our picnic.
He forced the window open because it was stuck.
She forced a smile despite feeling sad.
Verb forms
base force · third person forces · -ing forcing · past forced · past participle forced
及物动词,常用于 force sb to do sth 结构。
Connections
Collocations
- force someone to do something
- 强迫某人做某事
- The coach forced the players to train every day.教练强迫队员们每天训练。
- force a door
- 强行打开门
- The police forced the door and arrested the suspect.警察强行打开门,逮捕了嫌疑人。
- force a smile
- 强作笑容;勉强挤出微笑
- She forced a smile when she heard the bad news.听到坏消息时,她勉强挤出一丝微笑。
- force one's way
- 强行前进;挤出一条路
- He forced his way through the crowded street.他在拥挤的街道上挤出一条路。
- force something on/upon someone
- 把某物强加于某人
- Don't force your values on others.不要把你的价值观强加给别人。
- force a decision
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象字母O是被人推着前进,f和ce是两只手,强行把O推走——force=强迫。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、新闻报道、书面说明 作为动词时,force 通常表示‘强迫/迫使’或‘强行做某事’,语气比较中性,在一般叙述中较常见。具体含义常需结合宾语和后面的介词短语来判断。
Grammar Note
常使用被动结构be forced to do sth.
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词在美式英语中与 force /fɔrs/ 押韵:divorce /dɪˈvɔrs/、course /kɔrs/、horse /hɔrs/、source /sɔrs/、coarse /kɔrs/(英式发音均为 /ɔːs/)。注意 forge /fɔrdʒ/ 和 farce /fɑrs/ 拼写相似,但发音不同,不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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