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compelled
adjective[ after verb ]
uk /kəmˈpeld/ us /kəmˈpeld/
C1
having to do something, because you are forced to or feel it is necessary: 被迫地，不得不地
[ + to infinitive ]He felt compelled to report the incident.他觉得必须报道这件事。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing somebody to act
arm-twisting
bludgeon
bounce someone into something
browbeat someone into something/doing something
bull something through
coercion
drive someone/something to something
duress
force someone's handidiom
forced marriage
forcible
push (someone) toward(s) something
put the heat on someoneidiom
put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom
rallying cry
ram something down someone's throatidiom
ransom
slap
squeeze
wring
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