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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- forced [fɔːst]
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1.
adj
done because of force; compulsory
- forced labour
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2.
adj
false or unnatural
- a forced smile
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3.
adj
due to an emergency or necessity
- a forced landing
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4.
adj
[physics]
caused by an external agency
- a forced vibration
- a forced draught
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1.
adj
done because of force; compulsory
Examples
- forced labor
- 强制劳动 → forced
- a forced smile
- 勉强的一笑，强作笑颜 → forced
- a forced landing
- 迫降 → forced
- a forced march
- 急行军 → forced
- forced to stay in for a day
- 不得不一天闭门不出 → in
- If you don't attend class, I'll be forced to give you a failing grade.
- 如果你不来上课，我只能给你不及格了。 → attend
- The president was forced to bend to the employees requests.
- 总裁被迫接受了员工的要求。 → bend
- When human ancestors began eating meat, they were forced to expand their territory to find food.
- 人类祖先在将肉类作为食物伊始，就被迫扩大自己的活动范围以获取食物。 → ancestor
- The fireman forced the door open to rescue the baby.
- 消防员强行破门，救出了婴儿。 → force
- Forced strawberries can be found at the market in season or out of season.
- 无论什么时令，都可以在市场上买到催熟的草莓。 → force
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