be/feel constrained to do somethingFORCE somebody TO DO somethingto feel that you must do something 觉得被迫做某事 SYN obliged He felt constrained to accept the invitation. 他感到自己不能不接受邀请。
be/feel constrained to do something• Mr. Davis felt constrained to accept that such a case might be within the purview of the legislation.• Alternatively, the collective good is seen as paramount, and individual freedom must be constrained to achieve that collective good.• Republicans who used to back it because the president liked it will no longer feel constrained to do so.• You could take Richard anywhere too but you would feel constrained to keep explaining he was a genius.• Because they are unsure of their male identities, they feel constrained to prove them continually.• I feel constrained to tell the truth.
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