| 词组 | force on/upon |
| 释义 | force on/upon ! Force upon is more formal than force on and is mostly used in writing. 1. force sth on/upon sb to make someone accept something even though they do not want it: ▪ I get really annoyed when Nancy tries to force her religion on everyone else. ▪ She kept forcing drinks on him all evening, and he wondered what she wanted from him. ▪ People feel that the reforms have been forced upon them by the West. 2. force yourself on/upon sb to make someone let you stay with them or go somewhere with them, when they do not really want you to: ▪ I'm sorry, I didn't mean to force myself on you the other evening. ▪ Marcus practically forced himself on us when we mentioned we were going out after work. 3. force yourself on/upon sb if a man forces himself on a woman, he makes her have sex with him, especially by using violence: ▪ He tried to force himself on her, but ran away when she fought back. ▪ Klingman swears that he has never forced himself on any woman. ■ SIMILAR TO: rape |
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