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com·pel·ling
/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/
(
a
.)強制的,強迫性的,令人注目的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Com·pel
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Compelled
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Compelling
.]
1.
To
drive
or
urge
with
force
,
or
irresistibly
;
to
force
;
to
constrain
;
to
oblige
;
to
necessitate
,
either
by
physical
or
moral
force
.
Wolsey
. . .
compelled
the
people
to
pay
up
the
whole
subsidy
at
once
.
--
Hallam
.
And
they
compel
one
Simon
. . .
to
bear
his
cross
.
--
Mark
xv
. 21.
2.
To
take
by
force
or
violence
;
to
seize
;
to
exact
;
to
extort
. [
R
.]
Commissions
,
which
compel
from
each
The
sixth
part
of
his
substance
. --
Shak
.
3.
To
force
to
yield
;
to
overpower
;
to
subjugate
.
Easy
sleep
their
weary
limbs
compelled
.
--
Dryden
.
I
compel
all
creatures
to
my
will
.
--
Tennyson
.
4.
To
gather
or
unite
in
a
crowd
or
company
. [
A
Latinism
]
“In
one
troop
compelled
.”
5.
To
call
forth
;
to
summon
. [
Obs
.]
She
had
this
knight
from
far
compelled
.
--
Spenser
.
Syn:
--
To
force
;
constrain
;
oblige
;
necessitate
;
coerce
.
See
Coerce
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
compelling
See
compel
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
compelling
adj
1:
driving
or
forcing
; "
compelling
ambition
"
2:
tending
to
persuade
by
forcefulness
of
argument
; "
new
and
compelling
evidence
"
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
compel
v
1:
force
or
compel
somebody
to
do
something
; "
We
compel
all
students
to
fill
out
this
form
" [
syn
:
oblige
,
obligate
]
2:
make
someone
do
something
[
syn
:
command
,
require
]
[
also
:
compelling
,
compelled
]
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