compels

英 [kəmˈpelz] 美 [kəmˈpelz]

v.  强迫; 迫使; 使必须; 引起(反应)
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  1. VERB 强迫;逼迫
    If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do 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。
  2. PHRASE 觉得必须(做…)
    If you feel compelled to do 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。
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双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. The program compels Americans to purchase private health insurance, and provides subsidies for those of modest incomes.
    该计划迫使美国人购买私人医疗保险，还会为中等收入人群提供补贴。
  5. It is this fundamental truth that compels us to cooperate.
    正是这一基本事实促使我们展开合作。
  6. In order to make the matter clear, I must set forth the facts connected with this episode, which justice to my teacher and to myself compels me to relate.
    为了把事实交代清楚，我必须先从相关的线索讲起，我想，这对于我的老师和我要陈述的事件也是公平合理的。
  7. 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。
  8. But the plight of the world compels his unwilling attention.
    但人世的情况迫使他不自愿地予以注意。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. The artist calls it'compulsive hoarding ', a personality disorder that compels the amassing of one's belongings.
    这位艺术家说，这是“强迫性囤积”，一个人格障碍，迫使人去积聚。
  12. My health compels me to knock off work.
    我的健康情况迫使我停止工作。
  13. 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。
  14. 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。
  15. Nature compels us all to move through life.
    自然迫使我们在生活中前进。
  16. 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。
  17. What it is about that place that compels you to take your clothes off?
    是什么原因促使你们把自己的衣服都脱掉呢？
  18. 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。
  19. His courage compels universal admiration.
    他的勇气不禁令人肃然起敬。
  20. The power of ohrist compels you!
    耶酥的力量制服你！
  21. Desert law compels me to speak truthfully.
    沙漠律法强迫我要讲真话。
  22. 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
  23. The power of Christ compels you!
    让耶稣基督的力量来驱赶你！
  24. His playing compels respect, if not enthusiasm.
    如果不是狂热的话，他的表演就是强迫他人予以敬重。
  25. 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。
  26. 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。
  27. 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。
  28. 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。
  29. So, a government or a society that compels, shapes, forces the individual from the outside, will eventually create disorder, chaos and violence.
    因此，使用权力强制、塑造、迫使个人的政府或社会最终导致混乱和暴力。
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