force
n
1 [U]
(a) physical strength or power 力; 力量
the force of the blow, explosion, collision, etc 打擊力、 爆炸力、 碰撞力
They used brute force to break open the door. 他們靠蠻勁把門撞開了.
(b) violent physical action 暴力; 武力
The soldiers took the prisoners away by force. 士兵們強行把犯人帶走了.
renounce the use of force 放棄使用武力.
2
(a) [U] (intensity of) strength or power; influence 力量(的強度); 影響力
the full force of her argument 她的論據(jù)的全部力量
He overcame his bad habits by sheer force of will. 他全憑毅力改掉了壞習(xí)慣.
Through force of circumstances the plans had to be changed. 情況所迫, 只得修改計畫.
(b) [C] person, thing, belief, etc with such strength or power; influence 具有此種力量的人、 事物、 信仰等; 影響
She's a force to be reckoned with, ie someone to be treated seriously. 她是不可忽視的力量.
the two main political forces of left and right 左派和右派兩股主要的政治力量
powerful economic forces 強大的經(jīng)濟實力
Is religion a force for good? 宗教是誘導(dǎo)人們積德行善的力量嗎?
the forces of evil still at work today 至今仍在作祟的邪惡勢力.
3 [C, U] (in scientific use) measurable influence or intensity tending to cause movement (科技用語)力
The force of gravity pulls things towards the earth's centre. 地心吸力把物體吸向地心.
4 [C] (power of the) wind, rain or another of the natural elements 風(fēng)、 雨或其他自然現(xiàn)象(的力量)
fighting against the forces of nature 與大自然作斗爭. =>Usage at strength 用法見strength.
5 [C usu sing 通常作單數(shù)]
measure of wind strength 風(fēng)力: a force 9 gale 9級風(fēng).
6 [CGp] group of people organized for a specified purpose 為某目的而組織起來的人
a sales/labour force 推銷人員[勞動群眾]
Our work-force are completely dependable. 我們的工作人員的能力完全可靠.
7 [CGp] organized body of armed and specially trained people 武裝力量; 部隊
the police force 警察部隊
peace-keeping forces 維持和平部隊
the armed forces of a country, ie the army, navy and air force 國家的武裝力量(陸、 海、 空三軍).
8 [U] (legal) authority (法律的)權(quán)威, 威力
This decree has the force of law behind it. 這一裁決有法律的力量作後盾.
9 (idm 習(xí)語) break the force of sth reduce or weaken the impact of sth such as a fall or blow 降低或減弱某事物(如下落或打擊)的沖撞力
The force of his fall was broken by the straw mats. 草墊的緩沖作用減弱了他下跌的力量. bring sth/come into `force (cause a law, rule, etc to) become effective or come into operation (使法律、 規(guī)則等)生效, 開始執(zhí)行
When do the new safety rules come into force? 新的安全規(guī)則何時生效? (from/out of) force of `habit (because of) the tendency to do (some) things in a certain way from always having done so in the past (出於)習(xí)慣勢力
It's force of habit that gets me out of bed at 7.15 each morning. 我每天早晨7點15分就起床, 這已成了習(xí)慣. in `force
(a) (of people) in large numbers (指人)大量的, 大批的
The police were present at the demonstration in (full) force. 警方派出大隊人馬在示威游行的現(xiàn)場戒備.
(b) (of a law, rule, etc) effective or in operation (指法律、 規(guī)則等)有效的, 現(xiàn)行的
The new safety regulations are now in force. 新的安全規(guī)則現(xiàn)已生效. join forces => join.
force v
1 [Tn.pr, Cn.t]
make (sb/oneself) do sth he/one does not want to do; compel; oblige 使(某人[自己])做不愿做的事; 強迫; 逼迫; 迫使
force a confession out of sb 逼某人招供
The thief forced her to hand over ...