B2 [ U ] physical, especially violent, strength, or power力,力量;力气;(尤指)暴力,武力
in large numbers众多地,大批地
[ C or U ] specialized in scientific use, (a measure of) the influence that changes movement(物理学上的)力;(力的)强度
C2 to work with someone else in order to achieve something that you both want合力,协力,合作
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In the end she used brute force to push him out.
The rocket has to work against the force of gravity.
The police were out in force at the football match.
The acceleration of a body equals the force exerted on it divided by its mass.
The force of the waves was eroding the cliff face.
C2 [ C or U ] (a person or thing with a lot of) influence and energy影响;活力;影响大的人(或事物)
C2 If an organization or a person is described as a force to be reckoned with, it means that they are powerful and have a lot of influence.不可小视的一支力量
If you do something out of force of habit, you do it without thinking because you have done it so many times before.习惯力量
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Ambition can sometimes be a force for good.
Since the government limited their powers, the unions are no longer a force to be reckoned with.
In Britain and the USA in the 1970s, the underground was a powerful subversive force.
The club used to be a significant force in European football.
It seems as though forces of destruction are increasingly at work throughout society.
B2 [ C ] a group of people organized and trained, especially for a particular purpose(尤指)武装部队,部队;警察部门;(为某目的组织起来的)一群人
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In their efforts to reduce crime the government expanded the police force.
Security forces halted the demonstrators by blocking the road.
The reduction in armed forces will be phased over the next ten years.
Government troops swept aside the rebel forces.
60 percent of the work force voted for strike action.
C2 (of laws, rules, or systems) existing and being used(法律、规定或制度)已生效/开始实施
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Many of these problems may simply fade into irrelevance when the new rules come into force.
The new law comes into force at the end of the month.
Speed restrictions are in force along this stretch of the railway line.
The ban on handguns came into force last year.
A curfew has been in force since the riots in August.
B2 to make something happen or make someone do something difficult, unpleasant, or unusual, especially by threatening or not offering the possibility of choice强迫,迫使
specialized biology, food & drink If plants or vegetables are forced, they are made to grow faster by artificially controlling growing conditions such as the amount of heat and light.催熟,加速植物生长(通过人为改变植物生长环境,如光热程度等)
to manage, with difficulty, to laugh or smile挤出一丝笑容,强颜欢笑
to take action to make certain that an urgent problem or matter is dealt with now迫使问题得到解决
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The new tax would force companies to adopt energy-saving measures.
Hospitals are being forced to close departments because of lack of money.
The recession is forcing the company to rationalize.
Doctors are being forced to work impossibly long hours.
It's only a matter of time before he's forced to resign.
C2 to use physical strength or effort to make something move or open用力移动;强行打开
to break a lock, door, window, etc. in order to allow someone to get in砸开(锁、门、窗等),把…撬开
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The crowd managed to force its way in by sheer weight of numbers.
The thieves forced one of the shop windows open with a crowbar.
Helmeted, baton-wielding police forced back the crowd.
Pieces of stone can be split off by forcing wedges between the layers.
The water pressure forces the piston into the chamber.
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