Love is a force of nature.

——Brokeback Mountain

愛(ài)是與生俱來(lái)的能力。

——《斷背山》

一、你知道force有幾種含義嗎？

n.

1.力，力量，力氣 [U]?the physical strength of sth that is shown as it hits sth else

A great man can dominate others by force of character.

偉人能以人格的力量支配他人。

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2.武力；暴力 [U]?violent physical action used to obtain or achieve sth

We will never yield to force.

我們決不會(huì)向暴力屈服。

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3.影響力；效力 [U]?the strong effect or influence of sth

Nothing can abate the force of that argument.

什么也不能減弱那崇論的影響力。

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4.一群人；部隊(duì)；兵力?a group of people who have been trained to protect other people, usually by using weapons

The small British contingent belongs to the UN peace-keeping force.

這支英國(guó)小分隊(duì)是屬于聯(lián)合國(guó)維和部隊(duì)的。

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5.(社會(huì))勢(shì)力，威力，實(shí)力，權(quán)力；有影響的人(或事物)?the authority of sth

The remainder of Al Qaeda and Taliban force may start new attacks.

蓋達(dá)和塔利班組織殘余勢(shì)力可能發(fā)動(dòng)新攻勢(shì)。

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v.

1.強(qiáng)制，迫使，逼迫 [T]?make sb do sth that they do not want to do

He was forced into resigning.

他被迫辭職。

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2.施強(qiáng)力于；強(qiáng)行促成 [T]?to use physical strength to move sb / sth into a particular position

The thief forced the lock and broke in the house.

小偷強(qiáng)行開(kāi)鎖然后闖進(jìn)屋子里來(lái)了。

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3.強(qiáng)作，勉強(qiáng)做出 [T]?to make yourself smile, laugh, etc. rather than doing it naturally

She managed to force a smile.

她勉強(qiáng)笑笑。

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4.促成早熟，促成生長(zhǎng) [T]?to make fruit, plants, etc. grow or develop faster than normal by keeping them in special conditions

Using plant growth substance to force the rhubarb.

使用植物生長(zhǎng)調(diào)節(jié)劑來(lái)催熟大黃。

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5.竭力提高，抬高；竭力加快…的進(jìn)程；使過(guò)勞（以致受損傷）[T]?to make sth happen, especially before other people are ready

Article15 Tenderers shall not submit tenders in collusion with one another to force the tender price up or down.

第十五條投標(biāo)者不得串通投標(biāo)，抬高標(biāo)價(jià)或者壓低標(biāo)價(jià)。

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二、詞義辨析：有哪些詞匯能表達(dá)“迫使”的意思

compel, force, constrain, oblige

這些動(dòng)詞均含“迫使”之意。

compel指在法律、權(quán)力、力量或行動(dòng)等的驅(qū)使下被迫而為。

force指用個(gè)人意志、權(quán)力、權(quán)威或暴力等，迫使他人改變看法或做本不愿做的事。

constrain側(cè)重施加約束力或有約束作用的影響，也指環(huán)境對(duì)人強(qiáng)加的影響迫使人去做某事，尤指受良心、情感等內(nèi)在力量驅(qū)使去做某事。

oblige指由于生理上或道德上的需要，促使某人做某事，也指有權(quán)威的人或機(jī)構(gòu)迫使某人做某事，還可指在特定情況下被迫作出的反應(yīng)。

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三、下面我們來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)一下含有force的常見(jiàn)短語(yǔ)

air force

n. 空軍,美國(guó)空軍

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centrifugal force

n[物].地心引力

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centripetal force

n.向心力

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force out

v. 1.把…趕走，擠掉；迫使離開(kāi)，屈服

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force pump

n. 壓力泵

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四、最后，做個(gè)小測(cè)試吧

Building a new road here will _____ house prices down.
在這里修建一條新道路將使房?jī)r(jià)下跌。?