0
The President was forced to resign.
M il IR o 0 [VN to inf] I was forced to take a taxi because the last bus had left, iftft
—f 0 She forced
herself to be polite to them. 38^2^0 o [VN] He didn’t
force me—I wanted to go. 0
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health forced him into early retirement. ffeftXIiliA BU.il'Ao 0 (informal, humorous) ‘I shouldn’t
really have any more.’ ‘Go on—force yourself!’ “ lie 51
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USE PHYSICAL STRENGTH ft ft fj 2 to use physical strength to move sb/sth
into a particular position ft
A, 3S.fr ( IC-- -
H o He tried to force a copy of his book into my hand, fife jfiltAPA—A 7 ft 7 MIL 0 to force an entry (= to enter a building using force) 3® ft
® A It #7 0 She forced her way through the crowd of reporters. MftiE# Iff A$Fft--^ii|]J&o 0 [VN-ADJ] The door had been forced
open, nmmtijfr.
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MAKE STH HAPPEN 3 [VN] to make sth happen,
especially before other people are ready ( ftfe
HAfeAini A?£i§- ) : He was in a position where he had
to force a decision. ffeM Rt&A&h^Ji,
ft ft ft 0 0 Building a new road here will
force house prices down.
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A SMILE/LAUGH # ; K % 4 [VN] to make yourself smile, laugh, etc.
rather than doing it naturally 3® ft
( ) ; 3®3£ ( ^%.% ) : She managed to force a smile.
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FRUIT/PLANTS HA-.; 5 [VN] to make fruit,
plants,
etc. grow or develop faster than normal by
keeping them in special conditions Alfift; Anil ( fit#/
mm-, forced rhubarb AXfiftPAAjf o (figurative) It is unwise to force a
child’s talent. A JIII PA
fT»T71 force sb’s 'hand to make sb do sth that they
do not want to do or make them do it sooner than they had intended ( ^cUftuft^J ) 'force the
issue to do sth to make people take a decision quickly iilft Aitlft ft force the 'pace (especially BrE) 1 to run very fast in a race in order to
make the other people taking part run faster it fid ( ) Anil 2 to make
sb do sth faster than they want to i£$> (
HA ) |JP ftil ® : The demonstrations have succeeded in forcing the pace of change. —more
at throat rilflllVi force sth-*'back to make yourself hide an
emotion 38 S ( 7 A Mtu li§ ) : She swallowed hard and forced back her tears. MAS2A n@ 7 —T P
7jc, 38 EfiTBliSo .force sth— down 1 to make yourself eat or drink sth that
you do not really want 3® it flB T ( 4 ) 2 to make a plane, etc.
land, especially by threatening to attack it ( Him MilAft ). ( AfJl
) 1^^ force sb/sth on/upon sb to make sb accept sth that they do not
want 3£il$ci§:; JE---3£AP£o to force your
attentions/opinions/company on sb 3® ft A
( HA ) mm.i; ( HA ) ; ffigfeif ( *
A ) .force sth 'out of sb to make sb tell you sth,
especially by threatening them 3® ft ( AHilMMSA ) :
I
managed to force the truth out of him.
ft TIHt.
forced /foist; NAmE foirst/ adj. 1 happening or done against sb’s will MijlPA;
7# E PA: forced relocation to a job in another city 7 f# G if: M A ft I ft 0 a forced sale of his property 3® PI ft PAM ft 2 not sincere; not the result of genuine
emotions M 3® PA; 7 4 MPA : She said she was enjoying herself
but her smile was forced. MgemftiS,
ft JlMPA^WftM3®o — see also unforced
.forced 'entry noun [U, C] an occasion when sb enters a building illegally, using force ( ) 3®ft^A ( it
m)
.forced 'labour (BrE) (NAmE .forced 'labor) noun [U]
1
hard physical work that sb, often a prisoner or slave, is forced to do ( M 0 3E >
& M # A AS PA') '3® $J 35r
2
prisoners or slaves who are forced to work
3§r|f|J ^7 ( ft 0 M Sc & ft ) : The mines were manned by forced
labour from conquered countries.
mm
.forced
‘landing noun an act of having to land an
aircraft unexpectedly in order to avoid a crash ( Aft
#1 PA ) ft I#, 3® fl If : to make a forced landing 3M fj
.forced
'march noun a long march, usually made
by soldiers in difficult conditions 3fff%
,
force-'feed verb [VN] to use force to make
sb, especially a prisoner, eat or drink, by putting food or drink down their
throat 3®ftiaiT ( )
‘force feedback noun [U] (computing if) the process of making objects on a
computer screen seem to have physical qualities such as weight A lx. At (
'force
field noun (often used in stories
about space travel # ffl 7 4 A A $ M ft PA 7 i&) a barrier that you cannot see ( AA^PA )
ftlWK forceful /'foisfl; NAmE 'fairsfl/ adj. 1 (of people A) expressing opinions
firmly and clearly in a way that persuades other people to believe them 3®Wft
PA; M3® PA HT71
assertive: a forceful woman/speaker 3® If ft PAS A; iftftlfiMft
PA A 0 a forceful
personality M3® PA 7'14 2 (of opinions, etc. JcJaL^f)
expressed firmly and clearly so that other people believe them If i# left
PA: a forceful
argument/speech If IS ft SA
TfifePA5l^0 force-ful-ness noun [U] force ma-jeure /.fo:s mae'33i(r); NAmE .fairs/ noun [U] (from French, law W) unexpected circumstances,
such as war, that can be used as an excuse when they prevent sb from doing sth
that is written in a contract X7T3tlA
force-meat
/'faismiit;
NAmE 'fairs-/ noun [u] a mixture of meat or
vegetables cut into very small pieces, which is often placed inside a chicken,
etc. before it is cooked to give it flavour ( )
5^lA],
‘force-out
noun (in baseball f$^c) a situation in which a player running to a base is out because a fielder is holding the ball at the base
^t^ft^ forceps /'faiseps; NAmE 'fairs-/ noun [pi.] an instrument used by
doctors, with two long thin parts for picking up and holding things (
@E4.ft]PA ) H7> ft 7: a pair of forceps — ffi H 7 0 a forceps delivery (= a birth in which the
baby is delivered with the help of forceps)
mm
forcible /'faisabl;
NAmE 'fairs-/ adj. [only before noun] involving the use of
physical force 3® 'll PA;
ft] H A PA; forcible repatriation 3®ff it 0 The police checked all windows and doors
for signs of forcible entry.
forcibly /'faisabli;
NAmE 'fairs-/ adv. 1 in a way that involves the use of physical
force ft 3® A ; ft si; A : Supporters were forcibly removed from the
court. A 3##
#&f&3®7A^?&l§3lx^£0 2 in a way that makes sth very
clear 0f| ft M : It struck me forcibly how honest
he’d been. ^®^SIt§Abli^ ^PAlE40 ford /fold; NAmE faird/ noun, verb
3
noun a shallow place in a river where it is possible to drive or walk across
( ftf^M^ISfcMPA )
r verb [VN] to walk or drive across a river
or stream
a,
fore /fai(r)/
noun, adj.,
adv.
4
noun fTITCl be/come to the 'fore (BrE) (NAmE be at the
'fore)
to
be/become important and noticed by people; to play an important part ( ^c^ft ) ;
ft : She has always been to the fore at moments
of crisis. W/a *jl W ^!l life & &§ 4 Ifff ft« 0 The problem has
come to the fore again in recent months. 4/17
A iftl®
XJ®, bring sth to the 'fore to make sth
become noticed by people i&fv; ft
» adj. [only before noun] (technical A iff) located at the front of a
ship, an aircraft or an animal f£ ( ||&,
)
HU§PPA; -S^cnPPA — compare aft, hind s
adv. 1 at or towards the front
of a ship or an aircraft £ ( )
f&A; £ ( J&fr j —
compare aft