force

1 عمومی:: تحمیل‌، مجبور كردن‌، زور، (درجمع‌) قوا، عنف‌، جبر، نیرو، شدت‌، نفوذ، عده‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

2 عمومی:: اعتبار

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: verb pushed: We forced the ring on the finger., noun group: A large enemy force invaded us. noun coercion: We shall use force if we need to. noun strength: The force of gravity is strong. verb compel: We shall not force you to stop.

Simple Definitions

2 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with FORCE, Also see BRUTE FORCE; DRIVING FORCE; IN FORCE; JOIN FORCES; RECKON WITH (FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH).

American Heritage Idioms

3 general:: force ADJECTIVES/NOUN + forces the armed forces (= a country’s military organizations, including the army, navy, and air force ) • Israel refused to withdraw its armed forces from the area. American/British/French etc forces • Several battles took place involving American forces. government forces (= soldiers fighting for the government ) • Government forces reportedly shot dead 300 unarmed civilians. security forces (= who protect a country against people who are fighting the government ) • The government claimed that the security forces had destroyed the rebels’ headquarters. rebel forces (= who are fighting against the government ) • The village was attacked by rebel forces. military forces • He served with the military forces during the war. a defence force • Should the European Union have its own defence force? enemy forces • Enemy forces now occupy substantial areas of the city. a peacekeeping force • A large UN peacekeeping force is being assembled. special forces (= who are specially trained to fight against guerilla or terrorist groups ) • Special forces were employed to support the local army. phrases be in the forces • Her husband is in the forces. verbs join the forces (= become a soldier, sailor etc ) • He was too young to join the forces when the war broke out. withdraw your forces • Expecting the Allies to attack again, he began to withdraw his forces eastward.

transnet.ir

4 general:: force to make someone do something they do not want to do. Used when people or situations make you do something: • They were beaten and forced to confess to crimes they had not committed. • The drought forced millions of farmers to sell their cattle. make to force someone to do something by using pressure, threats, or violence. Make somebody do something is more common than force somebody to do something in everyday English: • Her parents disapproved of Alex and they made her stop seeing him. • Two men with guns made the staff hand over the money. pressure ( also pressurize British English ) to try to force someone to do something by making them feel that they should do it: • Some employers pressure their staff into working very long hours. • She felt they were trying to pressurize her into getting married. blackmail to force someone to give you money or do what you want by threatening to tell embarrassing secrets about them: • She tried to blackmail him with photographs of them together at the hotel. compel [ usually passive ] formal to force someone to do something using official power or authority. Also used when someone has to do something because of their situation: • The town was surrounded and compelled to surrender. • I felt compelled to offer them some kind of explanation. • You are compelled by law to carry an ID card. coerce formal to force someone to do something by threatening them: • Local people were coerced into joining the rebel army. be obliged to do something formal if someone is obliged to do something, they must do it because it is the law or the rule, or because of the situation they are in: • You are not obliged to say anything which may harm your defence in court. • They were obliged to sell the land.

Longman-Thesaurus

5 general::   noun physical strength, power or violence ADJ. considerable, great, terrible, tremendous | full, maximum | brute, sheer | reasonable | sufficient | excessive | unlawful | deadly, lethal | explosive | physical | gale The wind was increasing to gale force. VERB + FORCE resort to, use In the end, we had to resort to brute force to get the door open. | take sth by The troops marched in and took the city by force. | feel Even the opposition MPs felt the force of the prime minister's argument. PREP. by ~ The king made laws and imposed them by force. PHRASES catch/experience/feel/meet/take the full force of sth Our shop took the full force of the bomb blast. I felt the full force of her criticism. | meet force with force The country's attempts to meet force with force (= resist an attack using force) led to the outbreak of war. | the use of force The regulations allow the use of force if necessary. effect that causes sth to move ADJ. powerful, strong | weak | attractive | repulsive | balanced | external, internal Deep internal forces cause movements of the earth's crust. | lateral | centrifugal, centripetal, electromagnetic, electromotive, gravitational, mechanical, nuclear, tidal VERB + FORCE exert The sun exerts a force on the earth. | increase | decrease | balance The forces of expansion are balanced by forces of contraction. FORCE + VERB balance sth FORCE + NOUN field the force field of a magnet (figurative) It was as if an invisible force field kept us apart. PREP. ~ between the attractive and repulsive forces between individual particles PHRASES a balance of forces the balance of nuclear forces in atoms | the force of gravity3 authority of sth ADJ. binding, legal, statutory The contract was not signed and has no binding force. VERB + FORCE come into The new law comes into force as from midnight tomorrow. | bring sth into PREP. in ~ Some laws relating to obsolete customs are still in force. PHRASES the force of law Professional standards often do not have the force of law (= cannot be enforced). sb/sth with power/influence ADJ. considerable, formidable, great, irresistible, major, overwhelming, potent, powerful, significant, strong | active, controlling, dominant, driving, moving | motivating | persuasive | constructive, creative, dynamic, positive, progressive | destructive, disruptive, negative, subversive She was seen as a potentially subversive force within the party. | cohesive, unifying | competitive, conflicting, countervailing, reactionary | internal | external, international, outside The play portrays a marriage torn apart by external forces. | natural powerful natural forces such as earthquakes and drought | spiritual, supernatural | dark, demonic, evil, malevolent ‘There are dark forces in the universe,’ he raved, ‘and we are powerless against them!’ | cultural, economic, intellectual, market, moral, political, productive, revolutionary, social powerful social and economic forces VERB + FORCE remain Though officially retired, she remains the creative force behind the design business. | balance This is a politician who does not like to balance market forces. PREP. ~ behind Local parents were the driving force behind the project. | ~ for Competition is a force for change in industry. PHRASES a balance of forces shifts in the balance of political forces in Europe | a force to be reckoned with With its new players, the team is now very much a force to be reckoned with. group of people trained for a particular purpose ADJ. large | small, token a token force of only 300 men | 100-strong, etc. | crack, elite, special These elite forces are the best equipped and trained in the world. | combined, joint the combined forces of MI5 and Scotland Yard a joint task force | allied, coalition, multinational | strategic | labour, sales a company's labour force the country's labour force | armed, military, paramilitary | government, loyal | enemy, guerrilla, hostile, occupying, opposition, rebel | regular | reserve | volunteer | conventional | nuclear | assault, defence, expeditionary, fighting, invasion, peace, peacekeeping, police, security, strike (See also task force.) | air, airborne, amphibious, ground, land, naval VERB + FORCE assemble, create, form, mobilize, set up A large expeditionary force is now being assembled. | send the decision to send armed forces over the border | deploy, use A small peacekeeping force will be deployed in the area. | withdraw | demobilize | command, head (up), lead | join She decided to join the armed forces. | combine, join The two companies have joined forces to form a new consortium. FORCE + VERB control sth Rebel forces now control most of the capital. PREP. in a/the ~ people in the security forces PHRASES a member of a force, the withdrawal of a force a UN deadline for the withdrawal of forces

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