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英[fɔːs]美[fɔːrs]
v.强迫，强行，把…强加给，用力推动；
n.暴力，力量，影响力，(物理学)力，风力级数，军事力量，警*机关；
复数：forces;
第三人称单数：forces;
过去式：forced;
过去分词：forced;
现在分词：forcing;
例句
Women have become a force to be reckoned with in the affairs of the world.在世界事务中, 妇女已成为一支不可忽视的力量。
a significant force in a renascent economy and create a large number of employment opportunities复兴经济和创造就业机会的一股重要力量
The police cleared out the demonstrators by force.警*用武力驱赶示威者。
Is that very old law still in force?那项古老的法律仍然有效吗?
The barracks of the government force was attacked by the revolting soldiers.**军的兵营遭到了叛军的攻击。
They crossed the Atlantic in the teeth of a force 10 wind.他们冒着10级大风穿越了大西洋。
The new album is proof that this band is not a spent force just yet.新专辑证明这支乐队风头仍健。
Soon there is enough force to lift the plane up off the ground.很快就有一种足够的力量使飞机起飞离开地面。
He pulverize the opposition with the force of his oratory.他能言善辩把对方驳得体无完肤。
a projectile force.一支推进部队
英语六级真题
They have forced white storks to search for safer winter shelters.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文These likely persistent forces, like the growth of shale ( ' , 页岩) oil, point to a low for long scenario.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文The fact is job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into parttime employment in almost all industries has soared.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文But now, as then, powerful forces are ideologically opposed to the whole idea of government action on a sufficient scale to jump-start the economy.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文They are free from the greenhouse effects affecting forced riders.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文On the flip side, there are many forced riders, who are suffering from the climate change impacts despite having scarcely contributed to the problem.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文When the molten rock of the earth’s core forced its way to the surface to form the throat of a volcano, as the centuries passed, the rock cooled and hardened, shrinkingand cracking into long columns.
出自-2016年12月听力原文They may be forced to divide their attention.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文There should be forces in society who should be concerned about the budget, but they shouldn't be functioning simultaneously as doctors, said Dr.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文However,if your bond does not have features hat make it attractive to other investors, you may be forced to sell your bond at a discount i.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文As the brain attempts to force the unsteady hand to do its bidding, the tension between the two results in a more compressed, psychologically denser expression.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文They are regarded as the nation's driving force of change
出自-2013年12月阅读原文He said "Monsanto should not be able, just because they've got billions of dollars to spend on legal fees, to try to terrify farmers into obeying their agreements by massive force and threats.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Precisely because they were working with old-fashioned machines, George Martin and his team of engineers were forced to apply every ounce of their creativity to solve the problems posed to them by Lennon and McCartney.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文Corporations in Germany realized that there was an interest to be served economically and patriotically in building up a skilled labor force at home; we never had that ethos (风气)," says Richard Sennett, a New York University sociologist who has written about the connection of craft and culture.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文Now, he says, because of the settlement's provisions, Google could become a significant force in book selling.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文His ideas forced a reexamination of the early leadership paradigm (范例), which he observed centered on traits found in the character ethic and the personality ethic.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文In many countries immigrants have been filling such gaps in the labour force as have already emerged (and remember that the real shortage is still around ten years off).
出自-2010年12月阅读原文But over the next few decades labour forces in rich countries are set to shrink so much that inflows of immigrants would have to increase enormously to compensate: to at least twice their current size in western Europe's most youthful countries, and three times in the older ones.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文That's because the quest for a unified theory that would account for all the forces of nature has pushed current mathematics to its limits
出自-2010年12月阅读原文The publisher, fearful of being cheated, forced her to submit to his scholarly examination by a board of educated men, including the colonial governor.
出自-2013年12月听力原文What was Wheatley forced to do to get her book published
出自-2013年12月听力原文Well, as your union representative, I have to warn you that it would take quite a while to force management to replace the old machines and attempt to get you transferred may or may not be successful.
出自-2012年12月听力原文A terrorist forced it to land on Tenerife.
出自-2010年6月听力原文If Apple alters the security model of future iPhones so that even its own engineers' "reasonable assistance" will not be able to crack a given device when compelled by the government, a precedent set in this case might lose its lasting force.
2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BIf we're going to force taxpayers to foot the bill for college degrees, students should only study those subjects they're of greatest benefit to taxpayers.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CJournalist Sarah Scoles reports that NASA currently tracks about 24,000 objects in space, and in 2016 the air Force had to issue 3,995,874 warnings to satellite owners alerting them to a potential nearby threat from another satellite or bit of debris.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CThat storm has been brewing for some time, and as it has reached gale force, most large retailers are searching for a response.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
强迫;强制
If someone forces you to do something, they make you do it even though you do not want to, for example by threatening you.
例句
He was charged with abducting a taxi driver and forcing him to drive a bomb to Downing Street...他被控劫持一名出租车司机并强迫他开车把一颗炸弹送到唐宁街。He was forced to resign by Russia's conservative parliament...他在俄罗斯保守议会的压力下被迫辞职。VERB
迫使;使必须
If a situation or event forces you to do something, it makes it necessary for you to do something that you would not otherwise have done.
例句
A back injury forced her to withdraw from Wimbledon...背部受伤使她不得不退出温布尔登赛事。He turned right, down a dirt road that forced him into four-wheel drive...他右转弯，开到了一条土路上，不得不以四轮驱动行进。VERB
把…强加给
If someone forces something on or upon you, they make you accept or use it when you would prefer not to.
例句
To force this agreement on the nation is wrong.把这份协定强加给这个国家是错误的。VERB
用力使…移动
If you force something into a particular position, you use a lot of strength to make it move there.
例句
They were forcing her head under the icy waters, drowning her.他们用力把她的头按到冰冷的水中，想淹死她。VERB
强行打开(锁、门等)
If someone forces a lock, a door, or a window, they break the lock or fastening in order to get into a building without using a key.
例句
That evening police forced the door of the flat and arrested Mr Roberts...那一晚，警*强行打开公寓大门，逮捕了罗伯茨先生。He tried to force the window open but it was jammed shut.他试图破窗而入，但是窗户卡死了。N-UNCOUNT
暴力;武力
If someone uses force to do something, or if it is done by force, strong and violent physical action is taken in order to achieve it.
例句
The government decided against using force to break-up the demonstrations.**决定不使用暴力驱散示威人群。...the guerrillas' efforts to seize power by force.游击队使用武力夺取政权的努力N-UNCOUNT
力量;力气;威力
Force is the power or strength which something has.
例句
The force of the explosion shattered the windows of several buildings...爆炸的冲力震碎了几栋楼房的玻璃窗。It looked as though the storm had an awful lot of force.看上去暴风雨来势汹汹。N-COUNT
力量;影响力
If you refer to someone or something as a force in a particular type of activity, you mean that they have a strong influence on it.
例句
For years the army was the most powerful political force in the country...多年来，军队一直是这个国家*强大的**力量。The band are still as innovative a force in British music as they were when they started...这支乐队一如他们刚刚组建时那样是英国音乐界的一支创新力量。N-UNCOUNT
影响力;威力;势力
The force of something is the powerful effect or quality that it has.
例句
He changed our world through the force of his ideas...他通过自己观念的力量改变了我们的世界。Perhaps your force of argument might have made some difference.或许是你的雄辩使情况发生了变化。N-COUNT
自然力;非人力
You can use forces to refer to processes and events that do not appear to be caused by human beings, and are therefore difficult to understand or control.
例句
...the protection of mankind against the forces of nature: epidemics, predators, floods, hurricanes...保护人类抵御自然力——传染病、食肉动物、洪水和飓风The principle of market forces was applied to some of the country's most revered institutions...市场运作的规律被应用到该国某些*具影响力的机构。N-VAR
(物理学上的)力
In physics, a force is the pulling or pushing effect that something has on something else.
例句
...the earth's gravitational force.地球的重力...protons and electrons trapped by magnetic forces in the Van Allen belts.范艾伦辐射带的磁力俘获的质子和电子N-UNCOUNT
(置于数字前表示风力的)级数
Force is used before a number to indicate a wind of a particular speed or strength, especially a very strong wind.
例句
The airlift was conducted in force ten winds...空运在 10 级大风中进行。Northerly winds will increase to force six by midday.到中午时分北风会加强到 6 级。VERB
勉强做出(微笑等)
If you force a smile or a laugh, you manage to smile or laugh, but with an effort because you are unhappy.
例句
Joe forced a smile, but underneath he was a little disturbed...乔强颜欢笑，但内心里感到有些不安。'Why don't you offer me a drink?' he asked, with a forced smile.“为什么不请我喝一杯？”他问道，勉强笑了笑。N-COUNT
军事力量;兵力
Forces are groups of soldiers or military vehicles that are organized for a particular purpose.
例句
...the deployment of American forces in the region.美国武装力量在这一地区的部署N-PLURAL
军队(指陆海空三军之一或三军)
The forces means the army, the navy, or the air force, or all three.
例句
The more senior you become in the forces, the more likely you are to end up in a desk job.在部队里级别越高，*后就越有可能去做文职工作。N-SING
警*机关;警*部门
The force is sometimes used to mean the police force.
例句
It was hard for a police officer to make friends outside the force.警官很难与警队外面的人交朋友。PHRASE
由于;迫于;通过…手段
If something happens by force of a particular quality, action, or set of circumstances, it happens because of the nature or intensity of that quality, action, or set of circumstances.
例句
...converting the sceptics by force of argument.通过辩论说服提出质疑者...its promise to free Kuwait by force of arms.通过武力解放科威特的承诺PHRASE
习惯使然;出于习惯
If you do something from force of habit, you do it because you have always done it in the past, rather than because you have thought carefully about it.
例句
He looked around from force of habit, but nobody paid any attention to him...他出于习惯环顾四周，但是没人注意他。Unconsciously, by force of habit, she plugged the coffee pot in.下意识地，她习惯性地把咖啡壶的插头插上了。PHRASE
(法律、规定或体系)在实施，生效
A law, rule, or system that is in force exists or is being used.
例句
Although the new tax is already in force, you have until November to lodge an appeal.尽管新的税法已经生效，你需要等到 12 月才能提出上诉。PHRASE
大规模地;大量
When people do something in force, they do it in large numbers.
例句
Voters turned out in force for their first taste of multi-party elections.大批选民前来参加他们的第一次多*选举。PHR-RECIP
联合;联手;合力
If you join forces with someone, you work together in order to achieve a common aim or purpose.
例句
Both groups joined forces to persuade voters to approve a tax break for the industry...两个团体联合游说投票者赞成给予这个行业税收优惠。William joined forces with businessman Nicholas Court to launch the new vehicle.威廉和企业家尼古拉斯·考特联手推出这款新车。PHRASE
挤进;闯出;强行通过
If you force your way through or into somewhere, you have to push or break things that are in your way in order to get there.
例句
The miners were armed with clubs as they forced their way through a police cordon...矿工们手持棍棒冲过了警戒线。He forced his way into a house shouting for help.他冲进一幢房子呼喊求救。PHRASAL VERB
强忍,忍住(情感或欲望)
If you force back an emotion or desire, you manage, with an effort, not to experience it.
例句
Nancy forced back tears. She wasn't going to cry in front of all those people.南希强忍泪水。她不会在那些人面前哭的。英汉词典释义
n.
力; 力量; 力气
She lacks force.她没有力气。武力; 暴力
We had to use force to get into the house.我们不得不强行进屋。影响力; 效力
Decisions of the Congress have force of law.国会的决议具有法律效力。一群人; 部队; 兵力
The navy is one of the armed forces.**是三军之一。[英国方言]瀑布
气力，毅力，魄力
(社会)势力，威力，实力，权力；有影响的人(或事物)
(字、句、段落等的)确切意义；(精神)实质；要点，基本点
【法律】(法律、条约、规章等的)效力，约束力
vt.
强制, 迫使, 逼迫
She forced herself awake.她强迫自己不睡。施强力于; 强行促成
The safe was forced by the burglars.保险柜被窃贼强行打开。强作, 勉强做出
促成早熟, 促成生长
竭力提高，抬高；竭力加快…的进程；使过劳(以致受损伤)
vi.
强行闯出一条路，凭借武力前进
【牌戏】逼打，逼叫
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a unit that is part of some military service;
"he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"2. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority;
"the mysterious presence of an evil power""may the force be with you""the forces of evil"3. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity;
"force equals mass times acceleration"4. group of people willing to obey orders;
"a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"5. a powerful effect or influence;
"the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"6. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists);
"he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"7. physical energy or intensity;
"he hit with all the force he could muster""it was destroyed by the strength of the gale""a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"8. a group of people having the power of effective action;
"he joined forces with a band of adventurers"9. (of a law) having legal validity;
"the law is still in effect"Verb
1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city";
"He squeezed her for information"2. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
3. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
4. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably;
"She forced her diet fads on him"5. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space;
"I squeezed myself into the corner"6. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;
"She rammed her mind into focus""He drives me mad"7. do forcibly; exert force;
"Don't force it!"8. cause to move along the ground by pulling;
"draw a wagon""pull a sled"9. take by force;
"Storm the fort"行业词典
体育： 作用力；
力学： 力；
医学： 力：开始或停止运动的动因；势；
土木工程： 力；
法律： 强制力；强行；压力；强迫；威力；
物理学： 无力场： force-free field；
电力： 自由分量： force-free component；