中文翻译与英英解释

vt.
(impelled; impelling)
1.推动，推进；激励。
2.驱使，迫使，使不得不。
短语和例子
impel sb. to do sth. 推动某人做某事。 impelling force 推进力。 What motives impelled him to do so 是什么动机促使他这么干？ feel impelled to speak 觉得不得不说。

cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
同义词：propel,

urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
同义词：force,

例句与用法

She was impelled to look at her husband .
她不由自主地看了看丈夫。

He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine .
他不得不宣扬他的教义。

What motives impelled him to do so ？
是什么动机促使他这么干？

Instinct impels the cuckoo to migrate .
本能促使杜鹃迁徒。

The wave behind impels the wave before .
后浪推前浪。

The development of production impels us continuously to study technique .
生产的发展促使我们不断地钻研技术。

At the same time, she felt impelled to make plain of her position .
同时，她感到她忍不住要把她的态度说明白。

He imitated the action of a man's being impelled forward by the buttends of muskets .
他模仿着被毛瑟枪托逼迫前去的那人的行动。

I could scarcely catch my breath, so fiercely was i impelled through the heavens .
要我这么匆剧地飞过天空，竟弄得我喘不上气来。

Animals deal only in sensual pleasure and are by instinct impelled to seek it .
动物只有感觉的快乐，本能推动它们去寻求这种快感。