impel
impel
[ɪmˈpɛl]
(impelled, impelling)
[ɪmˈpɛl]
(impelled, impelling)
- [with obj.]drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something
驱使，迫使，催促
financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures.
经济困难迫使他采取孤注一掷的措施。
[with obj. and infinitive]a lack of equality impelled the oppressed to fight.
不平等待遇驱使受压迫者起来斗争。
■drive forward; propel
驱动，推进
vital energies impel him in unforeseen directions.
他旺盛的生命力不知会把他推向什么方向。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'propel'): from Latin impellere, from in- 'towards' + pellere 'to drive'
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