impel
/ɪmˈpel/verb
(impelled, impelling)with obj.
1- drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something驱使, 迫使, 催促：
financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures
经济困难迫使他采取孤注一掷的措施
with obj. and infinitive a lack of equality impelled the oppressed to fight.不平等待遇驱使受压迫者起来斗争。
1.1
- drive forward; propel驱动, 推进：
vital energies impel him in unforeseen directions.
他旺盛的生命力不知会把他推向什么方向。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'propel'）： from Latin impellere, from in- 'towards' + pellere 'to drive'.