force

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中央民族大学出版社《新英汉大词典上》第446页（842字）

【词性】：n．

【释义】：

①力〔Electricity is a powerful natural force．电是一种强大的自然力。

The force of the wind broke the windows．风力将窗户吹坏了。〕②暴力；武力〔The police used force to scatter the crowd．警察使用武力驱散人群。

〕③说服力；控制力〔the force of logic逻辑的说服力；the force of threats威胁力〕④(物理中的)力〔the force of gravity地球引力〕⑤(从事某种活动的)队，组，人员〔a sales force推销员小组the millitary force军队〕‖ v．①强迫，迫使〔You can’t force a child to eat．你不能逼孩子吃饭。Hungerforced him to steal．饥饿迫使他去偷窃。

〕②强行…，强加…〔He forced the lockwith a pick．他用镐撬锁。〕③用力夺取；塞〔I forced the gun from his hand．我把枪从他的手里夺过来。He forced another book into the box．他又将一本书塞人箱子里。〕④努力做出〔Marcia forced a smile，through her tears．玛西娅流着眼泪，强作笑脸。

〕⑤促成(植物)早熟〔Gardeners force tomatoes in a greenhouse by giving them extra heat and light．园丁们通过额外供给热量和光线的方法使温室里的西红柿早熟。〕⑥(棒球)使跑垒人跑到下一垒然后使他出局／in force①有效的〔Is this law still in force?这项法律仍然有效吗?〕②大规模地，大举