释义 |
Examples:place occupied by sinister forces—send armed forces to suppress—tripartite confrontation or balance of forces—victory of Pingxingguan pass, famous victory of Republican Chinese forces over the Japanese in Sep 1937—Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces—the inverse square law of electrostatic forces—send punitive forces against—clash of opposing forces—decisive engagement between opposing armed forces—keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors—Fire and water have no mercy (idiom). forces of nature beyond human control—tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force—(military) branch of the armed forces—lit. a force smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force—bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis—Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), leading French general and commander-in-chief of allied forces in the latter stages of World War One—elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well prepared forces—People's Liberation Army (PRC armed forces)—fig. prevail over sinister forces—Reynolds number (ratio of inertial forces viscous forces in fluid mechanics)—(military) thrust deep into the enemy forces—position (of opposing forces)—(military) special forces—not submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence—Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion—peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence—action at a distance (e.g. gravitational force)—besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops—cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)—lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force—exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding—many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength—(in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force—impossible resist (idiom); an irresistible force—a turn-out in full force (of a gang of villains)—protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the Eight-power allied force intervention after the Boxer uprising—Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian federal and national police force—lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum the line of force)— |