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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不得不 [bùdébù]
  1. 1. have no choice (or option) but to; cannot but; have to
    不得不去。
    There's nothing I can do but go.
    铁证如山,那个坏家伙不得不低头认罪。
    Confronted with ironclad evidence the scoundrel had to plead guilty.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不得不 [bùdébù]
  1. 1. 不能不,相当于"只能""只好"
    任务在身,我是不得不这样做呀

Examples

为了生计,他不得不经常在外奔波。
In order to make a living, he had to go from place to place hunting for jobs. 奔波
铁证如山,那个坏家伙不得不低头认罪。
Confronted with ironclad evidence the scoundrel had to plead guilty. 不得不
由于下大雨,足球赛不得不改期。
The soccer match had to be postponed because of heavy rain. 改期
由于天气恶劣,飞机不得不更改航线。
Owing to bad weather the plane had to change its course. 更改
基于目前这种情况,我们不得不修改原来的计划。
In view of the present situation, we'll have to revise our original plan. 基于
她要保持身材苗条就不得不节食。
She has to diet to stay slim. 节食
在确证面前他不得不承认自己的罪行。
When confronted with conclusive evidence, he had to admit his guilt. 确证
不得不同意见
cannot tolerate dissenting views
对于这样的人,组织不得不行使罢免权。
The organization has to exercise its right of recall to such people. 罢免权
为了减少开支, 他们不得不裁兵。
They had to reduce troops to save money. 裁兵

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