compel

• verb -lled, -lling

[T] to force someone to do something:
?compel sb to do sth:
She was compelled to resign because of bad health. --see also COMPULSION

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[Cn.t]
(fml 文) make (sb) do sth; force 使（某人）做某事; 强迫:
* We cannot compel you to (do it), but we think you should.
我们不能强迫你（去做）, 但认为你应该做.
* I was compelled to (ie I had to) acknowledge the force of his argument.
我不得不承认他的论据有力.
Cf 参看 impel.
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[Tn no passive 不用於被动语态]
(fml 文) (a) get (sth) by force or pressure; make necessary 强夺、 强求（某物）; 强迫; 使必须:
* You can compel obedience, but not affection. 可以逼人服从, 却无法逼人生爱.
* Circumstances have compelled a change of plan. 因情况所迫, 计划已经改变