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单词 forced
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Definition of forced in English:

forced

adjective fɔːstfɔrst
  • 1Obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power.

    强迫获得的,强加的

    there was no sign of a forced entry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They are connected with the opium economy and impose forced labour on the communities.
    • Detectives think the thieves would have needed a vehicle to load the heavy equipment, but there was no sign of forced entry at the headquarters.
    • Myanmar's ruling junta passed a degree in September 1999 declaring forced labor illegal.
    • They returned to find signs of forced entry with the outside security light broken and door-lock jammed.
    • I heard stories about suffering, especially of the Indonesians in forced labor, the romusha.
    • We never reached Vienna, the train was seized by German military police and we ended up in a forced labor camp near Hamburg.
    • The reasonable grounds (for her arrest) were the fact that the house in question had no signs of a forced entry.
    • The French set up a bureaucracy to administer the colony and collected taxes and requisitioned forced labor.
    • Some even view it as a form of forced medication and mental and physical control.
    • It is obvious that a new law is needed making coercing, aiding or abetting someone into a forced marriage a criminal offence.
    • Yet perhaps forced busing - physically taking all children to mixed schools - is the only solution.
    • He said police were investigating robbery as a possible motive for the murder and they believe she let her killer in as there was no sign of forced entry.
    • We would probably not today know of police coercion, brutality, forced confessions and rigged trials.
    • No doubt, slavery had a profound impact on the Americas, but more than simply a supply of forced labor.
    • How did Mark Twain end up fighting against forced labor in the Belgian Congo?
    • He is known for bringing a lawsuit against Japanese corporations for forced labor during WWII.
    • However, detectives said they are keeping an open mind as there was no sign of forced entry and they were not sure if the theft was planned or opportunist.
    • Guard dogs had not barked and there were no signs of forced entry.
    • But the Police Reform Act 2002 had added in the power to require the forced resignation of a chief constable.
    • We oppose all government back-to-work orders as the imposition of a form of forced labor.
    Synonyms
    enforced, compulsory, obligatory, mandatory, involuntary, exacted, coerced, imposed, demanded, compelled, required, requisite, stipulated, dictated, ordained, prescribed
    necessitated, unavoidable, inescapable
    French de rigueur
    1. 1.1 (of a plant) having its development or maturity artificially hastened.
      (植物)用人工方法催长(或催熟)的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • All forced Irises and Gladioli are used for cut flower production (not pots).
      • After you enjoy your forced bulbs one year, plant them into your garden to bloom the following year.
      • It's also possible to buy professionally forced bulb flowers in the spring to add to your containers.
      • Among the most commonly forced bulb flowers are amaryllis, paper-white narcissus, muscari and hyacinths.
  • 2(of a gesture or expression) produced or maintained with effort; affected or unnatural.

    (姿势,表情)勉强的;假装的,不自然的

    a forced smile

    牵强的笑容。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This response may be noted with a spontaneous smile but not with forced facial movements.
    • He gave me a very forced smile - I wonder if he has worked out who I am?
    • Oh, my, I do ache, what with the remnants of last night's forced smiles and anxieties.
    • I was never a fan of wave action anyway as it always felt forced and unnatural!
    • Not knowing how to respond, her teacher gave her a forced smile and reached in one of her drawers for a matchbook.
    • That operation could give life, but is life ours to give away, in such a forced unnatural state?
    • There is always a sense of artificiality, of distance maintained, of forced bonhomie.
    • It took a second, and a forced effort, for everything to come back into focus.
    • She gritted her teeth, then slowly turned around, a forced smile on her face.
    • I took the drinks to the table, laid them down on the chequered surface with a forced smile, and returned to my stool.
    • I was also wearing a forced smile on a face smeared with loads of talcum powder.
    • I thanked her again; but with a smile a little more forced than previously.
    • The people you meet there are all the same too, and underneath the forced smiles and jaded handshakes you detect great reservoirs of boredom.
    • Or are there barely visible signs of tragedy hidden behind that forced smile?
    • Eddy said he is practising using that forced smile on photos nowadays.
    • I topped up her beaker a few times and we made an effort at conversation, but it was forced and stilted.
    • There are some very forced and unnatural interpretations in this book.
    • She flashed the other woman a forced smile before quickly returning her attention to her daughter.
    • To this point, every hockey game has made the backhand gesture a little too forced and grandiose.
    • She stopped herself and put on a forced smile for the battery of cameras facing her.
    Synonyms
    strained, laboured, unnatural, artificial, false, feigned, simulated, contrived, stilted, wooden, stiff, studied, mannered, self-conscious, overdone, overworked, affected, unconvincing, insincere, hollow
    informal phoney, pretend, pseudo, put on

Phrases

  • forced march

    • A fast march by soldiers, typically over a long distance.

      急行军,强行军

      Example sentencesExamples
      • This was not a forced march of compliant soldiers doing their duty.
      • The forced march ended on September 23 when the expedition met the Nez Perce tribe.
      • He's a wiry, medium-size man, with a spiky two-week growth of beard and the hollow-eyed stare of a soldier on a long forced march.
      • The competition consisted of stands and activities beginning with a 15 km forced march in hot and humid conditions on day one, followed by a night navigation exercise.
      • After a forced march to a prisoner of war camp and a period of time there, during which he suffered from torture and near starvation, he escaped and traveled on foot through the jungle.
      • On landing the 7th Battalion of 5th Brigade begins a forced march towards Pegasus Bridge, to reinforce the glider force.
      • You learn it by leading your platoon at night on long forced marches over terrain you have never seen before.
      • Special general units have the ability to inspire your soldiers to defeat the enemy, and allow your troops to execute distinctive battle plans, such as ambushes, setting up entrenchments and forced marches.
      • An ill-timed short forced march or an assault will play in the enemy's hands.
      • Young soldiers practiced field firing and went on six-kilometer double-time forced marches in full combat gear in mountainous terrain.
      Synonyms
      hike, trek, tramp, slog, footslog, walk

Derivatives

  • forcedness

  • noun

Definition of forced in US English:

forced

adjectivefɔrstfôrst
  • 1Obtained or imposed by coercion or physical power.

    强迫获得的,强加的

    the brutal regime of forced labor

    强迫劳动的残忍制度。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • No doubt, slavery had a profound impact on the Americas, but more than simply a supply of forced labor.
    • But the Police Reform Act 2002 had added in the power to require the forced resignation of a chief constable.
    • Yet perhaps forced busing - physically taking all children to mixed schools - is the only solution.
    • We never reached Vienna, the train was seized by German military police and we ended up in a forced labor camp near Hamburg.
    • The French set up a bureaucracy to administer the colony and collected taxes and requisitioned forced labor.
    • We would probably not today know of police coercion, brutality, forced confessions and rigged trials.
    • However, detectives said they are keeping an open mind as there was no sign of forced entry and they were not sure if the theft was planned or opportunist.
    • The reasonable grounds (for her arrest) were the fact that the house in question had no signs of a forced entry.
    • Myanmar's ruling junta passed a degree in September 1999 declaring forced labor illegal.
    • They returned to find signs of forced entry with the outside security light broken and door-lock jammed.
    • He said police were investigating robbery as a possible motive for the murder and they believe she let her killer in as there was no sign of forced entry.
    • How did Mark Twain end up fighting against forced labor in the Belgian Congo?
    • It is obvious that a new law is needed making coercing, aiding or abetting someone into a forced marriage a criminal offence.
    • Detectives think the thieves would have needed a vehicle to load the heavy equipment, but there was no sign of forced entry at the headquarters.
    • Guard dogs had not barked and there were no signs of forced entry.
    • They are connected with the opium economy and impose forced labour on the communities.
    • We oppose all government back-to-work orders as the imposition of a form of forced labor.
    • He is known for bringing a lawsuit against Japanese corporations for forced labor during WWII.
    • Some even view it as a form of forced medication and mental and physical control.
    • I heard stories about suffering, especially of the Indonesians in forced labor, the romusha.
    Synonyms
    enforced, compulsory, obligatory, mandatory, involuntary, exacted, coerced, imposed, demanded, compelled, required, requisite, stipulated, dictated, ordained, prescribed
    1. 1.1 (of a gesture or expression) produced or maintained with effort; affected or unnatural.
      (姿势,表情)勉强的;假装的,不自然的
      a forced smile

      牵强的笑容。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Or are there barely visible signs of tragedy hidden behind that forced smile?
      • I was also wearing a forced smile on a face smeared with loads of talcum powder.
      • She flashed the other woman a forced smile before quickly returning her attention to her daughter.
      • It took a second, and a forced effort, for everything to come back into focus.
      • I topped up her beaker a few times and we made an effort at conversation, but it was forced and stilted.
      • There are some very forced and unnatural interpretations in this book.
      • I thanked her again; but with a smile a little more forced than previously.
      • Oh, my, I do ache, what with the remnants of last night's forced smiles and anxieties.
      • To this point, every hockey game has made the backhand gesture a little too forced and grandiose.
      • That operation could give life, but is life ours to give away, in such a forced unnatural state?
      • This response may be noted with a spontaneous smile but not with forced facial movements.
      • Eddy said he is practising using that forced smile on photos nowadays.
      • Not knowing how to respond, her teacher gave her a forced smile and reached in one of her drawers for a matchbook.
      • I took the drinks to the table, laid them down on the chequered surface with a forced smile, and returned to my stool.
      • He gave me a very forced smile - I wonder if he has worked out who I am?
      • I was never a fan of wave action anyway as it always felt forced and unnatural!
      • She stopped herself and put on a forced smile for the battery of cameras facing her.
      • The people you meet there are all the same too, and underneath the forced smiles and jaded handshakes you detect great reservoirs of boredom.
      • She gritted her teeth, then slowly turned around, a forced smile on her face.
      • There is always a sense of artificiality, of distance maintained, of forced bonhomie.
      Synonyms
      strained, laboured, unnatural, artificial, false, feigned, simulated, contrived, stilted, wooden, stiff, studied, mannered, self-conscious, overdone, overworked, affected, unconvincing, insincere, hollow
    2. 1.2 (of a plant) having its development or maturity artificially hastened.
      (植物)用人工方法催长(或催熟)的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's also possible to buy professionally forced bulb flowers in the spring to add to your containers.
      • After you enjoy your forced bulbs one year, plant them into your garden to bloom the following year.
      • All forced Irises and Gladioli are used for cut flower production (not pots).
      • Among the most commonly forced bulb flowers are amaryllis, paper-white narcissus, muscari and hyacinths.

Phrases

  • forced march

    • A fast march by soldiers, typically over a long distance.

      急行军,强行军

      Example sentencesExamples
      • An ill-timed short forced march or an assault will play in the enemy's hands.
      • You learn it by leading your platoon at night on long forced marches over terrain you have never seen before.
      • The competition consisted of stands and activities beginning with a 15 km forced march in hot and humid conditions on day one, followed by a night navigation exercise.
      • The forced march ended on September 23 when the expedition met the Nez Perce tribe.
      • This was not a forced march of compliant soldiers doing their duty.
      • Special general units have the ability to inspire your soldiers to defeat the enemy, and allow your troops to execute distinctive battle plans, such as ambushes, setting up entrenchments and forced marches.
      • After a forced march to a prisoner of war camp and a period of time there, during which he suffered from torture and near starvation, he escaped and traveled on foot through the jungle.
      • On landing the 7th Battalion of 5th Brigade begins a forced march towards Pegasus Bridge, to reinforce the glider force.
      • Young soldiers practiced field firing and went on six-kilometer double-time forced marches in full combat gear in mountainous terrain.
      • He's a wiry, medium-size man, with a spiky two-week growth of beard and the hollow-eyed stare of a soldier on a long forced march.
      Synonyms
      hike, trek, tramp, slog, footslog, walk
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