Impel
[ ?m'p?l ]
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vt. 推動、推進或敦促某人做某事;
?? 詞根助記
im向內，進入+pel推→推進 → 推動；驅使；激勵
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Financial pressures impel the firm to cut back on spending.
財政壓力迫使公司減少開支。
He said he had been impelled to crime by poverty.
他說貧困逼得他犯罪。
Having force or power to impel or incite;forceful.
驅動的，推進的有力量或權力驅使或煽動的；有力的
To impel as if with a spur; urge on.
鞭策似用刺激物驅趕；慫恿
What reason impelled you to go there?
什么原由驅使你到那里去?
?? 聯想助記
【記】im-in進入,pel-推:推動
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-pul-表示“推”
常見變體有-pel-
?? 牛津釋義
impel
v
(-ll-) [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t]
~ sb (to sth) force or urge sb to do sth 推動、 推進、 驅策或敦促某人做某事物
Impelled by feelings of guilt, John wrote to apologize. 約翰有感愧疚, 於是寫信道歉.
The President's speech impelled the nation to greater efforts. 總統的講話激勵國民更加努力.
I felt impelled to investigate the matter further. 我覺得自己有責任對事情作進一步調查. Cf 參看 compel.
?? 擴展釋義
*[im'pel]vt. 推動, 激勵, 驅使, 迫使相關詞組: impel sb to do sth impel sb to greater efforts
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Are you Mr. Chen?
你是陳先生嗎？
There's still hope.
還是有希望的。
Gandhi was much more than a clever lawyer, a fine speaker, a determined fighter for human rights and a political leader.
甘地遠不只是一位聰明的律師，優秀的演說家，堅定的人權戰士與政治領導人。