force1/fɔrs; fɔːs/n 1 [C] a group of people who have been trained to do something, especially military or police work〔受过训练做某事的〕一群人﹔〔尤指〕(武装)部队: the police force 警察部队the company's sales force 公司的销售队伍the forces BrE (=the army, navy, and air force)【英】兵力﹔武装力量 Both sons are in the forces. 两个儿子都在军队里。2 [U] physical strength or violence 武力﹔暴力: The police used force to end the demonstration. 警方使用武力终止了游行示威。by force He had to be removed from the building by force. 不得不把他强行赶出了大楼。3 [U] the physical power of something 力﹐力量: +of The force of the explosion threw her backwards. 爆炸的力量将她向后抛去。The building took the full force of the blast. 大楼承受了全部的爆炸力。The waves were hitting the rocks with great force . 海浪猛烈地拍打着岩石。4 [C] something or someone that has a very powerful effect 有影响力的人[事情]: Jones was the driving force behind the project (=the person who made it happen). 琼斯是这个项目的推动力。force for change/peace/ democracy etc (=someone or something that makes change etc more likely to happen) 变革/和平/民主等的力量5 [U] the powerful effect that someone or something has 威力﹔影响力: The village is now beginning to feel the full force of the tragedy. 村民现在开始感受到这场灾难的巨大影响了。6 [C,U] a natural power or event 自然力: the forces of nature 大自然的威力the force of gravity 重力7 join/combine forces to work together to achieve something 联合﹐合作: +with The company has joined forces with a Japanese firm. 这家公司已与一家日本企业携手合作。8 in forcea) in large numbers 大量﹐众多: Local people turned out in force to protest. 大批当地居民出来抗议。b) if a law or rule is in force, it already exists〔法律﹑法规等〕已生效﹐在实施中9 bring sth/come into force if a new law comes into force, it starts being used 开始生效﹐开始实施: The law comes into force next year. 这条法律明年开始生效。10 force of habit something you do because you have always done it 习惯的力量: Force of habit made him get up at 6:30. 习惯的力量使他六点半就起床了。11 [C usually singular 一般用单数] a measure of wind strength 风力﹔风力等级: gale force winds 大风级的风TASK FORCE
force2v [T] 1 to make someone do something they do not want to do 强迫﹐迫使: force sb to do sth I had to force myself to get up this morning. 今天早上我得强迫自己起床。Many companies have been forced to close. 很多公司被迫关门。force sb into (doing) sth Bad health forced him into retiring. 身体不好迫使他退休。force sb out of sth He was worried he might be forced out of his home. 他担心自己可能会被赶出家门。2 to use physical strength to move something or go somewhere 用力移动﹔强行进入: force your way through/into etc sth Burglars had forced their way into the house. 盗贼闯入了那幢房子。force a door/lock/window (=open a door etc using physical strength) 强行打开门/锁/窗户He forced open the box. 他撬开了箱子。3 to make something happen 使发生: The scandal forced his resignation. 这宗丑闻迫使他辞职。an event which forced the pace of change 加快变革步伐的一起事件force prices/rates etc down/up The effect will be to force down wages. 造成的结果将会是压低工资。4 force a smile/laugh to smile or laugh even though you are angry or upset 强作笑颜/勉强一笑force sth on/upon sbphr v to make someone accept something that they do not want 将〔某事〕强加于〔某人〕: people who try to force their views on you 把自己观点强加于你的人