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compel

🇬🇧 UK/kəmˈpel/🇺🇸 US/kәm'pel/
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Definitions

v.

To force or strongly pressure someone to do something; to make something necessary.

强迫;迫使;使不得不

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
comtogether, with
+
pelpush, drive
=compel

Common Collocations

  • 1.compel someone to强迫某人...

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The evidence compelled the jury to return a guilty verdict.

  • 2.

    The court ruled that the defendant must compel to answer all questions during the trial.

  • 3.

    Her passion for art compelled her to pursue a career as a professional painter.

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