coerce

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vt. 强制, 强迫

发音

US /koʊˈɝs/
UK /kəʊˈɜːs/

词形变化

coerced coerces 三单 coerces coercing coercing 现在分词 coerced 过去式 coerced 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.

    强迫

    及物

    They coerced their children into going to the country park.

  3. 3.

    To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

    及物 计算机 工程 数学

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

force pressure squeeze hale

上位词 3

oblige compel obligate

下位词 10

drive railroad terrorize dragoon sandbag steamroller bludgeon steamroll terrorise turn up the heat

词源

From Latin coërceō (“to surround, encompass, restrain, control, curb”), from co- (“together”) + arceō (“to inclose, confine, keep off”).

来源：wiktionary