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compel

C1 verb

compel /kəmˈpɛl/ nghĩa là khuất phục

Các nghĩa

  1. khuất phục

    To overpower; to subdue.

    transitive

    She had one of those perfect faces, which irresistibly compel the soul of a man.

  2. ép buộc

    To force, constrain, or coerce.

    transitive

    Logic compels the wise, while fools feel compelled by emotions.

    Congratulations, your courage compels respect.

    Against my will, / As Pompey was, am I compell’d to set / Upon one battle all our liberties.

  3. thúc ép

    To forcefully or powerfully motivate (a course of action).

    transitive

    As the novel progresses, it picks up a propulsive energy, the kind that compels you to keep reading straight through to the end.

  4. cưỡng bức

    To have a strong, irresistible force (on someone or something).

    transitive

  5. bắt buộc

    To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.

    transitive

    Commissions, which compel from each / The sixth part of his substance.

    The Queen has nothing but the power to execute the laws, to adjust grievances and to compel order.

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