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

片语

Social Forces各种社会势力

coplanar forces共面力

armored forces装甲部队

join forces with联合；会师

Phantom Forces幻影军队

allied forces盟军；联军

special forces特种部队

move forces调兵遣将

conventional forces常规部队

strategic forces战略部队

productive forces生产力

land forces陆军；地面部队

composition of forces力的合成

progressive forces进步力量

join forces协力；团结

Archetypes Forces原型力量

armed forces武装部队；陆海空三军

英汉例句

• the newly emerging forces are bound to defeat what is corrupt and degenerate.

  新生力量必然战胜腐朽力量。

• we are the advance detachment. the main forces will be here soon.

  我们是先头部队，大军随后就到。

• the armed forces have struck against them near the border with afghanistan.

  巴武装部队在阿富汗边界附近与他们展开对抗。

• the forces of nature are not evil.

  自然界的力量并不是邪恶的。

• 「the armed forces do not know what to do, 」 he says.

  他说，「军事武装力量不知道该做什么」。

• then they allowed the other forces to compensate.

  然后他们拿剩下的力进行补偿。

• they regrouped their forces for launching an all-out offensive.

  他们重新部署兵力準备发起全面进攻。

• everything is determined by forces over which we have no control.

  一切事物都是由我们无法控制的力量决定的。

• many people fail in life not because of external forces that are beyond their control, but because of the decisions and views they hold about themselves and the world around them.

  许多人生活过得很不好不是由于超出他们所能控制的外部压力，而是由于他们的决定和观点来抑制他们自己和他们周围的世界。

• 「but ultimately security in afghanistan will depend on the ability of the afghan people to provide adequate forces that are well trained and well equipped,」 he said.

  切尼说：「但是，最终阿富汗的安全将依靠阿富汗人民的能力，靠他们来提供足够的经过良好培训和装备精良的军队。」

• the shape of the recovery depends on how these forces interact.

  复苏的类型取决于这些力量如何相互影响。

• expect more of that in 2011, but see it as a sign that the spirit of the song is alive, well, and not to be cowed by the forces of ignorance.

  我们预测，在2011年这种事故会出现地更多，但是我们且把它看做是宋朝精神存在的象征，而且这种精神不会被愚昧的力量吓退。

• the wartime cabinet first recruited men into the forces from non-essential industries.

  战时内阁首先从非重点工业中招募人员补充武装力量。

• i expel all outside forces in my works.

  在我的作品中，我驱散了外部力量。

• some forces are out of your control.

  一些力量是你无法控制的。

• not each other - but rather, the forces that drive poverty.

  既不是你，也不是我。而是造成贫困的那种势力。

• security forces were ordered out to control the situation in the city.

  保安部队奉命出动以控制市内的局面。

• our forces have been withdrawn from the danger area.

  我们的部队已经撤出危险地带。

• here we have two forces that may influence, for the better, our ideas about our culture in a world that is in need of newparadigms, as it seems to be at the brink of collapse in every aspect.

  我们有两种可能影响的力量，更好地说，我们关于世界上（ 「世界上」好像没必要翻？ ）自己文化的观念急需新的典范，因为这观念在各个方面看起来都在崩溃的边缘。

• the violent volcanic forces upheaved the land of the whole area.

  火山爆发的强大力量使整个地区的土地隆起。

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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