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-derivedCommon 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.