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force noun 1physical strength, power or violence 力；体力；暴力ADJECTIVE | VERB + FORCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEconsiderable, great, terrible, tremendous 相当大的／很大的／可怕的／巨大的力量full, maximum 全部／最大的力气brute, sheer 蛮力；纯粹凭力气reasonable (especially BrE) 适度的力量sufficient 足够的力气excessive 过度的力气unlawful (BrE) 非法暴力deadly, lethal 致命的力量explosive 爆炸力physical 体力gale, hurricane 大风级；飓风级◆The wind was increasing to gale force.风逐渐增大到大风级。◆hurricane-force winds飓风级的风VERB + FORCEemploy, resort to, use 利用／诉诸／使用武力◆In the end, we had to resort to brute force to get the door open.最后，我们不得不使用蛮力把门撞开。take sth by 用暴力获取⋯◆The troops marched in and took the city by force.军队入侵并强行占领了这座城市。feel 感受到力量◆Everyone felt the force of his argument.大家都感受到了他的论证的力量。PREPOSITIONby force 强行◆The king made laws and imposed them by force.国王制定了法律并强制实施。PHRASEScatch the full force of sth, feel the full force of sth, take the full force of sth 遭受／感到／承受⋯的猛力◆Our house took the full force of the bomb blast.我们的房屋受到炸弹爆炸的猛烈冲击。◆I felt the full force of her criticism.我感受到了她的批评的厉害。force of personality, force of will 人格力量；意志力◆She used her sheer force of personality to keep the family together.她全凭自己的人格力量才使家人团结在一起。meet force with force (especially NAmE) 以武力对抗武力◆The country's attempts to meet force with force (= resist an attack using force) led to the outbreak of war.这个国家以武力对抗武力的做法引发了战争。the use of force 使用武力◆The regulations allow the use of force if necessary.法规允许在必要时使用武力。 |