| 词组 | force upon |
| 释义 | Phr V force upon forces, forcing, forced force sth on/upon sb to make someone accept something that they do not wantI wasn't going to eat a dessert but Julia forced it on me.When she accepted the promotion she had many new responsibilities forced upon her. force yourself on/upon sb (always reflexive) to make someone allow you to stay with them or do something with themI couldn't stay at their house -- I'd feel as if I was forcing myself on them. ! 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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