- strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement力, 力量：
he was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion.
爆炸力将他向后推去。
- Physics an influence tending to change the motion of a body or produce motion or stress in a stationary body. The magnitude of such an influence is often calculated by multiplying the mass of the body and its acceleration.【物理】力。
- count noun a person or thing regarded as exerting power or influence有影响力的人（或事）：
he might still be a force for peace and unity.
他可能还是对和平统一有影响的人物。
- in combination used with a number as a measure of wind strength on the Beaufort scale风力等级（蒲福风级）：
a force-nine gale.
九级大风。
- coercion or compulsion, especially with the use or threat of violence强制力量, 暴力, 武力：
they ruled by law and not by force.
他们施行法制而非暴力统治。
- mental or moral strength or power道德力; 精神力量：
the force of popular opinion.
民意之力。
- the state of being in effect or valid效力, 约束力：
the law came into force in January.
该项法令一月份开始生效。
- the powerful effect of something影响力, 威力, 感染力：
the force of her writing is undiminished.
她作品的感染力丝毫未减。
- count noun an organized body of military personnel or police部队; 警察部队：
a British peacekeeping force.
英国维和部队。
forces
troops and weaponry兵力, 军队：the Iraqi forces
伊拉克军队
figurative 〈喻〉a battle between the forces of good and evil.
善恶力量的较量。
the forces
Brit. informal the army, navy, and air force of a country〈英, 非正式〉（国家的陆海空）军事力量。
the force
Brit. informal the police〈英, 非正式〉警方, 警察。
- a group of people brought together and organized for a particular activity（有组织进行活动的）一群人, 队伍：
a sales force.
销售队伍。
- make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force强行通过（或闯入）, 强行打开：
the back door of the bank was forced.
银行后门被强行打开。
- with obj. and adverbial drive or push into a specified position or state using physical strength or against resistance用力推进（至特定位置或状态）：
she forced her feet into flat leather sandals
她用力把脚伸进平底皮凉鞋
figurative 〈喻〉Fields was forced out as director.
菲尔兹被迫让出主任之职。
- achieve or bring about (something) by coercion or effort用强迫手段（或努力）获得, 促成：
Sabine forced a smile
萨拜因强作笑颜
they forced a way through the crowd.
他们强行穿过人群。
- push or strain (something) to the utmost竭力推, 使全力：
she knew if she forced it she would rip it.
她知道如果使足劲会撕开它。
- artificially hasten the development or maturity of (a plant)人工催长（或催熟）（植物）。
- make (someone) do something against their will强迫（某人）做事：
she was forced into early retirement
她被迫提早退休
with obj. and infinitive the universities were forced to cut staff.大学被迫裁员。
- Baseball put out (a runner) by necessitating an advance to the next base when it is not possible to do so safely【棒球】将（跑垒员）封杀出局。
by force of
- by means of凭借, 以…手段：
exercising authority by force of arms.
凭武力掌权。
force the bidding
- (at an auction) make bids to raise the price rapidly（拍卖）抬价。
force someone's hand
- make someone do something迫使某人做。
force the issue
- compel the making of an immediate decision强迫立即做决定。
force the pace
- adopt a fast pace in a race in order to tire out one's opponents quickly（比赛中为迅速拖垮对手）加速。
in force
- in great strength or numbers大规模地, 大举, 大量地：
birdwatchers were out in force.
观鸟者大批出动。
forceable
adjectiveforcer
nounforce something down
- manage to swallow food or drink when one does not want to勉强吃下（或喝下）。
- compel an aircraft to land迫降。
force oneself on/upon
- rape (a woman)强奸。
force something on/upon
- impose or press something on (a person or organization)把…强加给（人, 组织）：
economic cutbacks were forced on the government.
政府被迫削减开支。