in force

短语

大规模地, 有效的 [经] 有效

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    With a substantial number of men capable of exerting force or of making a show of force.

    1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Patrick was a cabbie & a dispatcher at Yellow Cab & when we got to the church where the [funeral] services were being held, the cabbies came out in force for Pat & there were at least 30 cabs pulling into the church parking lot.

    The police arrived in force at dawn to raid the drug lab.

  2. 2.

    With a substantial display of resources.

    They made the presentation in force to try to impress the client.

  3. 3.

    In effect; applicable.

    倾力

    商务 金融 法律

    Some of the old laws against treason are no longer in force.