force

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force 作为名词指物理或抽象的力量、势力、军队等;作为动词指强迫、推动或施加压力。

用法要点

句型搭配

force 作动词时常用 force sb. to do sth. 或 force sth. on sb. 结构,表示强迫某人做某事或将某事强加于人。

• force him to apologize
• force a decision on the team

介词用法

名词 force 常与介词 by 或 with 连用,表示通过某种力量或方式;动词 force 后可接 into 表示迫使进入某种状态。

• by force of habit
• force into submission

语域说明

force 在正式语境中多指军事、法律或物理力量,在非正式口语中也可表示强烈影响或推动,但需注意上下文避免歧义。

• armed forces
• the force of the argument

基础例句

Don't force me to eat vegetables if I don't want to.

如果我不想吃蔬菜,别强迫我。

The strong wind forced us to close all the windows.

强风迫使我们关上了所有窗户。

He used too much force when pushing the door and broke it.

他推门时用力过猛,把门弄坏了。

高级例句

The new regulations will come into force next month, requiring all companies to submit environmental reports.

新法规将于下月生效,要求所有公司提交环境报告。

In physics, gravitational force is a fundamental interaction that attracts objects with mass.

在物理学中,引力是一种吸引有质量物体的基本相互作用。

The management decided to force through the merger despite opposition from shareholders.

尽管股东反对,管理层仍决定强行推动合并。

高频搭配

verb

apply forceuse forceexert forceovercome by forceresist force

adjective

strong forcemilitary forceexternal forcedriving forcenatural force

noun

air forcepolice forcework forceforce fieldforce of nature

adverb

forciblyforcefullyby force

preposition

force offorce intoforce throughforce upon

phrase

in forcejoin forcesforce of habitcome into force

常见错误

❌ 错误:He forced me go to the party.
✓ 正确:He forced me to go to the party.

force 作动词表示“强迫”时,后接宾语和不定式 to do,不能省略 to。正确结构是 force sb. to do sth.。

❌ 错误:The police used force to arrest the suspect, but it was not necessary.
✓ 正确:The police used force to arrest the suspect, but it was unnecessary.

在英语中,it was not necessary 虽语法正确,但 it was unnecessary 更简洁地道,常用于描述使用武力是否必要的情景。

近义词辨析

compel

compel 更强调外部压力或道德、法律义务迫使行动,语气较正式;force 侧重使用强力或威胁,可能涉及物理或抽象力量。

The law compels citizens to pay taxes. (法律强制公民纳税。) vs. He forced the door open with a crowbar. (他用撬棍强行把门撬开。)

strength

strength 通常指内在的体力、能力或强度,多用于积极语境;force 更侧重外部施加的力量、影响力或暴力,可中性或负面。

She has the strength to lift heavy boxes. (她有举起重箱子的力气。) vs. The force of the explosion shattered windows. (爆炸的威力震碎了窗户。)