forces

英 [ˈfɔːsɪz] 美 [ˈfɔːrsɪz]

n.  武力; 暴力; 力; 力量; 强大效力; 巨大影响
v.  强迫，迫使(某人做某事); 用力，强行(把…移动); 使发生(尤指趁他人尚未准备)
force的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 强迫;强制
    If someone forces you to do something, they make you do it even though you do not want to, for example by threatening you.
    1. He was charged with abducting a taxi driver and forcing him to drive a bomb to Downing Street...
      他被控劫持一名出租车司机并强迫他开车把一颗炸弹送到唐宁街。
    2. He was forced to resign by Russia's conservative parliament...
      他在俄罗斯保守议会的压力下被迫辞职。
    3. I cannot force you in this. You must decide...
      在这件事上我不能强迫你。你必须自己决定。
    4. They were grabbed by three men who appeared to force them into a car.
      他们被 3 名男子强行塞进一辆车里。
  2. VERB 迫使;使必须
    If a situation or event forces you to do something, it makes it necessary for you to do something that you would not otherwise have done.
    1. A back injury forced her to withdraw from Wimbledon...
      背部受伤使她不得不退出温布尔登赛事。
    2. He turned right, down a dirt road that forced him into four-wheel drive...
      他右转弯，开到了一条土路上，不得不以四轮驱动行进。
    3. She finally was forced to the conclusion that she wouldn't get another paid job in her field.
      她最后被迫得出结论:在这一行里不会再有人出钱雇她。
  3. VERB 把…强加给
    If someone forces something on or upon you, they make you accept or use it when you would prefer not to.
    1. To force this agreement on the nation is wrong.
      把这份协定强加给这个国家是错误的。
  4. VERB 用力使…移动
    If you force something into a particular position, you use a lot of strength to make it move there.
    1. They were forcing her head under the icy waters, drowning her.
      他们用力把她的头按到冰冷的水中，想淹死她。
  5. VERB 强行打开(锁、门等)
    If someone forces a lock, a door, or a window, they break the lock or fastening in order to get into a building without using a key.
    1. That evening police forced the door of the flat and arrested Mr Roberts...
      那一晚，警察强行打开公寓大门，逮捕了罗伯茨先生。
    2. He tried to force the window open but it was jammed shut.
      他试图破窗而入，但是窗户卡死了。
  6. N-UNCOUNT 暴力;武力
    If someone uses force to do something, or if it is done by force, strong and violent physical action is taken in order to achieve it.
    1. The government decided against using force to break-up the demonstrations.
      政府决定不使用暴力驱散示威人群。
    2. ...the guerrillas' efforts to seize power by force.
      游击队使用武力夺取政权的努力
  7. N-UNCOUNT 力量;力气;威力
    Force is the power or strength which something has.
    1. The force of the explosion shattered the windows of several buildings...
      爆炸的冲力震碎了几栋楼房的玻璃窗。
    2. It looked as though the storm had an awful lot of force.
      看上去暴风雨来势汹汹。
  8. N-COUNT 力量;影响力
    If you refer to someone or something as a force in a particular type of activity, you mean that they have a strong influence on it.
    1. For years the army was the most powerful political force in the country...
      多年来，军队一直是这个国家最强大的政治力量。
    2. The band are still as innovative a force in British music as they were when they started...
      这支乐队一如他们刚刚组建时那样是英国音乐界的一支创新力量。
    3. One of the driving forces behind this recent expansion is the growth of services.
      最近的这次经济扩张背后的主要推动力量之一是服务业的增长。
  9. N-UNCOUNT 影响力;威力;势力
    The force of something is the powerful effect or quality that it has.
    1. He changed our world through the force of his ideas...
      他通过自己观念的力量改变了我们的世界。
    2. Perhaps your force of argument might have made some difference.
      或许是你的雄辩使情况发生了变化。
  10. N-COUNT 自然力;非人力
    You can use forces to refer to processes and events that do not appear to be caused by human beings, and are therefore difficult to understand or control.
    1. ...the protection of mankind against the forces of nature: epidemics, predators, floods, hurricanes...
      保护人类抵御自然力——传染病、食肉动物、洪水和飓风
    2. The principle of market forces was applied to some of the country's most revered institutions...
      市场运作的规律被应用到该国某些最具影响力的机构。
    3. Is it really the Holy Spirit moving me, or is it some evil force?
      真的是圣灵使我移动了，抑或是什么邪恶力量作祟？
  11. N-VAR (物理学上的)力
    In physics, a force is the pulling or pushing effect that something has on something else.
    1. ...the earth's gravitational force.
      地球的重力
    2. ...protons and electrons trapped by magnetic forces in the Van Allen belts.
      范艾伦辐射带的磁力俘获的质子和电子
  12. N-UNCOUNT (置于数字前表示风力的)级数
    Force is used before a number to indicate a wind of a particular speed or strength, especially a very strong wind.
    1. The airlift was conducted in force ten winds...
      空运在 10 级大风中进行。
    2. Northerly winds will increase to force six by midday.
      到中午时分北风会加强到 6 级。
  13. VERB 勉强做出(微笑等)
    If you force a smile or a laugh, you manage to smile or laugh, but with an effort because you are unhappy.
    1. Joe forced a smile, but underneath he was a little disturbed...
      乔强颜欢笑，但内心里感到有些不安。
    2. 'Why don't you offer me a drink?' he asked, with a forced smile.
      “为什么不请我喝一杯？”他问道，勉强笑了笑。
  14. N-COUNT 军事力量;兵力
    Forces are groups of soldiers or military vehicles that are organized for a particular purpose.
    1. ...the deployment of American forces in the region.
      美国武装力量在这一地区的部署
  15. N-PLURAL 军队(指陆海空三军之一或三军)
    The forces means the army, the navy, or the air force, or all three.
    1. The more senior you become in the forces, the more likely you are to end up in a desk job.
      在部队里级别越高，最后就越有可能去做文职工作。
  16. See also: It was hard for a police officer to make friends outside the force. air force armed forces labour force peacekeeping task force tour de force workforce
  17. PHRASE 由于;迫于;通过…手段
    If something happens by force of a particular quality, action, or set of circumstances, it happens because of the nature or intensity of that quality, action, or set of circumstances.
    1. ...converting the sceptics by force of argument.
      通过辩论说服提出质疑者
    2. ...its promise to free Kuwait by force of arms.
      通过武力解放科威特的承诺
  18. PHRASE 习惯使然;出于习惯
    If you do something from force of habit, you do it because you have always done it in the past, rather than because you have thought carefully about it.
    1. He looked around from force of habit, but nobody paid any attention to him...
      他出于习惯环顾四周，但是没人注意他。
    2. Unconsciously, by force of habit, she plugged the coffee pot in.
      下意识地，她习惯性地把咖啡壶的插头插上了。
  19. PHRASE (法律、规定或体系)在实施，生效
    A law, rule, or system that is in force exists or is being used.
    1. Although the new tax is already in force, you have until November to lodge an appeal.
      尽管新的税法已经生效，你需要等到 12 月才能提出上诉。
  20. PHRASE 大规模地;大量
    When people do something in force, they do it in large numbers.
    1. Voters turned out in force for their first taste of multi-party elections.
      大批选民前来参加他们的第一次多党选举。
  21. PHR-RECIP 联合;联手;合力
    If you join forces with someone, you work together in order to achieve a common aim or purpose.
    1. Both groups joined forces to persuade voters to approve a tax break for the industry...
      两个团体联合游说投票者赞成给予这个行业税收优惠。
    2. William joined forces with businessman Nicholas Court to launch the new vehicle.
      威廉和企业家尼古拉斯·考特联手推出这款新车。
  22. PHRASE 挤进;闯出;强行通过
    If you force your way through or into somewhere, you have to push or break things that are in your way in order to get there.
    1. The miners were armed with clubs as they forced their way through a police cordon...
      矿工们手持棍棒冲过了警戒线。
    2. He forced his way into a house shouting for help.
      他冲进一幢房子呼喊求救。
  23. to force someone's hand → see: hand
  24. PHRASAL VERB 强忍,忍住(情感或欲望)
    If you force back an emotion or desire, you manage, with an effort, not to experience it.
    1. Nancy forced back tears. She wasn't going to cry in front of all those people.
      南希强忍泪水。她不会在那些人面前哭的。
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双语例句

  1. The infantry would use hit and run tactics to slow attacking forces.
    步兵团可能会使用打了就跑的战术来阻滞进攻部队。
  2. The government's first concern was to augment the army and auxiliary forces.
    政府关心的首要问题是扩充军队及辅助队伍。
  3. Hitler himself committed suicide as Soviet forces were closing in on Berlin
    当苏联军队逼近柏林的时候，希特勒自杀了。
  4. I have never suggested that UN forces could physically separate the combatants in the region
    我从未暗示过联合国部队实际上能够将该地区各参战方隔离开。
  5. He was to be the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
    他将担任武装部队的最高统帅。
  6. The police say he had no connection with the security forces
    警方说他与安全部队没有关系。
  7. There has also been a suggestion that the forces in Lebanon should disarm
    也有人建议黎巴嫩的武装力量应解除武装。
  8. Critics say he allowed the police and security forces to disregard human rights.
    批评人士说他听任警察和安全部队漠视人权。
  9. They have had effective control of the area since the security forces left.
    自从安全部队撤离后，他们实际上控制了该地区。
  10. The security forces have extensive powers of search and arrest
    安全部队拥有搜查和逮捕的至高权力。
  11. Expectations have been raised with the Government going on about choice and market forces
    政府不断地宣扬选择权和市场的力量，人们的期望值也因此提高了。
  12. The civilian population were suffering greatly at the hands of the security forces.
    老百姓吃尽了安全部队的苦头。
  13. All this has created considerable ill-will towards the armed forces.
    所有这些都让人们对武装力量产生了相当深的怨恨。
  14. Opposition forces are keeping up the pressure against the government.
    反对势力在继续对政府施加压力。
  15. More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces
    1,000多人被武装部队杀死。
  16. The attack has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces.
    这次攻击给美国的海军和陆军都造成了重创。
  17. A series of coup attempts and mutinies within the armed forces destabilized the regime
    军队内部一连串的政变图谋和暴动动摇了该政权。
  18. The security forces entered the IRA's no-go areas.
    安全部队进入了爱尔兰共和军的禁区。
  19. U.S. forces now occupy a part of the country
    美国军队现在占领了该国的一部分。
  20. Its latest military offensive against rebel forces is aimed at reopening important trade routes
    它对叛军的最新一轮军事进攻旨在重新打开重要的贸易通道。
  21. Government forces have found it difficult to pacify the rebels
    政府军发现难以平定叛军。
  22. Searches by the army and paramilitary forces have continued today
    今天陆军和准军事部队继续进行搜索。
  23. Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government
    安全部队揭露了一起推翻政府的阴谋。
  24. Security forces searched thousands of homes, confiscating weapons and stolen property.
    安全部队搜查了数千所住宅，没收了武器和赃物。
  25. He recently purged the armed forces, sending hundreds of officers into retirement
    他最近肃清了军队中的异己分子，让数百名军官退休。
  26. Government forces are running short of ammunition and fuel
    政府军队的弹药和燃料都所剩无几了。
  27. The armed forces and the hardliners are now going to be in the saddle.
    武装部队和奉行强硬路线的人即将掌权。
  28. They sent naval forces to protect merchant shipping.
    他们派出了海军保护商船。
  29. Security forces have been out in strength.
    已经出动了大批安全部队。
  30. It is important to understand the powerful economic and social forces at work behind our own actions.
    重要的是，要理解在我们自身行动背后起作用的强大的经济和社会力量。
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