com·pel
verb/kəmˈpel/
/kəmˈpel/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they compel | /kəmˈpel/ /kəmˈpel/ |
| he / she / it compels | /kəmˈpelz/ /kəmˈpelz/ |
| past simple compelled | /kəmˈpeld/ /kəmˈpeld/ |
| past participle compelled | /kəmˈpeld/ /kəmˈpeld/ |
| -ing form compelling | /kəmˈpelɪŋ/ /kəmˈpelɪŋ/ |
- to force somebody to do something; to make something necessary
强迫；迫使；使必须 - compel somebody to do something The law can compel fathers to make regular payments for their children.
这项法律可强制父亲定期支付子女的费用。 - I feel compelled to write and tell you how much I enjoyed your book.
我觉得必须写信告诉你我是多么欣赏你的书。 - The court has powers to compel witnesses to attend.
法庭有权强迫证人出庭。 - compel something Last year ill health compelled his retirement.
去年他因身体不好被迫退休了。
- compel somebody to do something The law can compel fathers to make regular payments for their children.
- compel something (not used in the progressive tenses) to cause a particular reaction
引起反应 - He spoke with an authority that compelled the attention of the whole crowd.
他用权威的口气讲话，引起了整个人群的注意。
see also compulsion - He spoke with an authority that compelled the attention of the whole crowd.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin compellere, from com- ‘together’ + pellere ‘drive’.