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compel/kəmˈpel/v. tr. (compelled, compelling) 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 to + infin.) force, constrain 强迫,迫使 compelled them to admit it 强迫他们承认那件事 2 bring about (an action) by force 强制做(某事) compel submission 迫使屈服 3 (as 作 compelling adj.) rousing strong interest, attention, conviction, or admiration 激发兴趣的,有吸引力的;令人信服的;令人羡慕的 4 archaic drive forcibly [古义] (用暴力)驱赶 □ compellingly adv.[Middle English from Latin compellere compuls- (as COM-, pellere ‘drive’)] |