英语释义

1. strength or energy exerted or brought to bear cause of motion or change active power
the forces of nature the motivating force in her life

2. moral or mental strength
I was impressed by the force of his character.

3. capacity to persuade or convince
the force of the argument

4. military strength

5. a body (as of troops or ships) assigned to a military purpose
a force of 20,000 soldiers

6. the whole military strength (as of a nation)

7. a body of persons or things available for a particular end
a labor force the missile force

8. an individual or group having the power of effective action
join forces to prevent violence a force in politics

9. police force —usually used with the
After his military service, he joined the force.

10. violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing
Those who do not respond to kindness must yield to force.

11. an agency or influence that if applied to a free body results chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic deformation and other effects

12. any of the natural influences (such as electromagnetism (see electromagnetism sense 2a), gravity, the strong force, and the weak force) that exist especially between particles and determine the structure of the universe

13. the quality of conveying impressions intensely in writing or speech
stated the objectives with force

14. force-out

15. in great numbers
picnickers were out in force

16. valid, operative
the ban remains in force

17. to do violence to especially rape

18. to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means

19. to make or cause especially through natural or logical necessity
forced to admit my error the last minute goal forced overtime

20. to press, drive, pass, or effect against resistance or inertia
force your way through

21. to impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably
force unwanted attentions on a coworker

22. to achieve or win by strength in struggle or violence: such as

23. to win one's way into
force a castle forced the mountain passes

24. to break open or through
force a lock

25. to raise or accelerate to the utmost
forcing the pace

26. to produce only with unnatural or unwilling effort
forced a smile

27. to wrench, strain, or use (language) with marked unnaturalness and lack of ease

28. to hasten the rate of progress or growth of

29. to bring (plants) to maturity out of the normal season
forcing lilies for Easter

30. to induce (a particular bid or play by another player) in a card game by some conventional act, play, bid, or response

31. to cause (a runner in baseball) to be put out on a force-out

32. to cause (a run) to be scored in baseball by giving a base on balls when the bases are full

33. to cause one to act precipitously force one to reveal one's purpose or intention

34. physical strength, power, or effect

35. power or violence used on a person or thing

36. strength or power that is not physical

37. to make (someone) do something that he or she does not want to do

38. to make it necessary for (someone) to do something

39. to make (something) necessary

40. power that has an effect on something
the force of the wind the force of her personality

41. the state of existing and being enforced
That law is still in force.

42. a group of people available for a particular purpose
a police force the work force

43. power or violence used on a person or thing
He opened the door by force.

44. an influence (as a push or pull) that tends to produce a change in the speed or direction of motion of something
the force of gravity

45. to make someone or something do something
His tribe … had been forced to leave Utah …
— John Reynolds Gardiner, Stone Fox

46. to get, make, or move by using physical power
Police forced their way into the room.

47. to break open using physical power
We forced the door.

48. to speed up the development of
I'm forcing flower bulbs.

49. — see accouchement forcé

50. a cause of motion, activity, or change — intervening force a force that acts after another's negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another intervening cause at cause

51. an unforeseeable event especially that prevents performance of an obligation under a contract force majeure

52. a body of persons available for a particular end
the labor force specifically police force —usually used with the

53. violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing — constructive force the use of threats or intimidation for the purpose of gaining control over or preventing resistance from another

54. force that is intended to cause or that carries a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury — compare nondeadly force in this entry Note: As a general rule, deadly force may be used without incurring criminal or tort liability when one reasonably believes that one's life or safety is in danger. In some cases, a person's unreasonable belief in the need for deadly force has been used to justify reducing a charge of murder to voluntary manslaughter. Additionally, a police officer is generally justified in using deadly force to prevent the escape of a suspect who threatens the officer or who the officer has probable cause to believe has committed a violent crime.

55. force that is considered justified under the law and does not create criminal or tort liability — compare unlawful force in this entry

56. nondeadly force in this entry

57. force that is intended to cause minor bodily injury also a threat (as by the brandishing of a gun) to use deadly force — called also moderate force — compare deadly force in this entry

58. Lawful force that is reasonably necessary to accomplish a particular end (as preventing theft of one's property)

59. force that is not justified under the law and therefore is considered a tort or crime or both — compare lawful force in this entry

60. valid and operative
a life insurance policy in force

61. to compel by physical means often against resistance
forced him into the car

62. to break open or through
forced the door — see also forcible entry

63. to impose or require by law — see also elective share, forced heir at heir, forced sale at sale

英汉例句

• 「shooting someone dead on sight」 refers to the act that policemen use deadly force or the death caused by policemen「s use of force.

  「当场击毙」既可以指警察使用致命武力的行为，也可以指警察使用武力导致的死亡后果。

• assad has reacted with deadly force that the u.n. estimates has left some 2, 700 people dead.

  阿萨德动用致命武力，联合国估计其已造成2700人死亡。

• deadly force is only justified when the suspect」s action is imminently life-threatening or can cause major bodily harm to others. this applies to both police and civilians.

  致命武力唯一合法的时候，是当犯罪嫌疑人的「行动」是可能立即危及生命或可能造成重大人身伤害。这法则适用于警察和平民。

• in the death star, high above the battle of endor, luke refused the emperor「s newfound dark side power, and so palpatine used his deadly force lightning to attack the young jedi.

  在恩多战场上空的死星里，卢克拒绝接受皇帝新发现的黑暗面力量，于是帕尔帕廷使用致命的原力闪电攻击这位年轻的绝地。

• in the us, wielding that iron pipe is enough to constitute a deadly force threat.

  在美国，挥舞铁管足够构成致命武力威胁。

• we are allowed to challenge suspects at gunpoint when potential deadly force is needed.

  我们可以在枪口下挑战嫌疑人，如果潜在致命的武力是必要的。

• in the memo, the justice department says using deadly force in a foreign country against a united states citizen would be lawful if three conditions are met.

  在该备忘录中，美国司法部称，如果满足三个条件，则在国外对美国公民使用致命武器就是合法的。

• deadly force is only authorized when there is imminent threat to life or bodily harm.

  致命武力唯一授权是迫在眉睫的威胁时，对生命或重大人身伤害。

• we」re talking about potential ly deadly force when two big objects weighing thousands of pounds come together, and people die in low-speed collisions all the time.

  我们说的可是两个数千磅重的庞然大物相撞可能产生的致命力量，低速驾驶车祸中也经常有人死亡。

• critics say it could be used to increase the president「s power to use deadly force against suspected terrorists.

  批评者说，它可以被用来增加总统使用致命武器打击恐怖嫌疑人的权力。

• the mere fact that someone is driving unsafely or driving in violation of traffic laws, is that enough reason to be able to use deadly force to stop them?

  他说：「事实是，有人开车不顾安全或者违反了交通法规，难道这就成为使用致命手段拦截他们的理由吗？」

• new york」s self-defense law allows a person to respond with deadly force when he believes he is in mortal danger.

  纽约自卫法允许一个人当他认为生命处于危险时，可以采取致命的回应。

• in any deadly force encounter, the investigation centers around 「who elevated the encounter to deadly force situation.」

  把你的手放在你的枪柄準备拔枪的姿态，提升了状况到一个「致命武力」 程度。

• as the body count rises around him and his family questions his sanity, hell have to fight back against a deadly force that knows no bounds.

  种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。随着尸体数量的增加，他的理智受到拷问，他不得不向那致命力量发起反击。

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labor force劳动力

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personnel人员的；有关人事的

pool合伙经营

staff供给人员；给…配备职员

workforce劳动力；工人总数，职工总数