Impel
[ ɪm'pɛl ]
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vt. 推动、推进或敦促某人做某事;
💡 词根助记
im向内，进入+pel推→推进 → 推动；驱使；激励
📝 例句
Financial pressures impel the firm to cut back on spending.
财政压力迫使公司减少开支。
He said he had been impelled to crime by poverty.
他说贫困逼得他犯罪。
Having force or power to impel or incite;forceful.
驱动的，推进的有力量或权力驱使或煽动的；有力的
To impel as if with a spur; urge on.
鞭策似用刺激物驱赶；怂恿
What reason impelled you to go there?
什么原由驱使你到那里去?
🌱 联想助记
【记】im-in进入,pel-推:推动
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-pul-表示“推”
常见变体有-pel-
📖 牛津释义
impel
v
(-ll-) [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.t]
~ sb (to sth) force or urge sb to do sth 推动、 推进、 驱策或敦促某人做某事物
Impelled by feelings of guilt, John wrote to apologize. 约翰有感愧疚, 於是写信道歉.
The President's speech impelled the nation to greater efforts. 总统的讲话激励国民更加努力.
I felt impelled to investigate the matter further. 我觉得自己有责任对事情作进一步调查. Cf 参看 compel.
🔁 扩展释义
*[im'pel]vt. 推动, 激励, 驱使, 迫使相关词组: impel sb to do sth impel sb to greater efforts
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What would you like to eat?
你们要吃点什么？
Offence is the best defence.
进攻是最好的防御。
A quiet day's fishing, or eight hours in a cinema seeing the same film over and over again, is usually as far as they get.
他们通常能够做到的，至多也就是安静地钓上一天鱼，或在电影院里坐上8个小时，一遍遍地看同一部电影。