名词 force:

1. a powerful effect or influence

2. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

3. physical energy or intensity

4. group of people willing to obey orders

5. a unit that is part of some military service

6. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

7. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

8. a group of people having the power of effective action

9. (of a law) having legal validity

10. a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

动词 force:

1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

2. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

3. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

4. impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

5. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

6. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

7. cause to move by pulling

8. do forcibly; exert force

9. take by force

The forces of Napoleon were vanquished at Waterloo.

拿破仑的军队在滑铁卢全军覆没。

These forces combined with others.

这些军队和另外一些联合起来了。

The armed forces have launched offensives to recapture lost ground.

这支武装部队已发动进攻要夺回失去的阵地。

The rebel forces simply bypassed Zwedru on their way further south.

叛军在向南部挺进时直接绕过了绥德鲁。

British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.

加勒比海地区的英国部队有大批的人病死。

The security forces had to intervene to prevent the situation worsening.

安全部队不得不介入，以防止局势进一步恶化。

The infantry would use hit and run tactics to slow attacking forces.

步兵团可能会使用打了就跑的战术来阻滞进攻部队。

Enemy forces lobbed a series of artillery shells onto the city.

敌军对该城发起连串炮轰。

Higher education is being forced to prostitute itself to market forces.

高等教育被迫向市场需求妥协。

Security forces remained on patrol until late into the night.

保安部队继续巡逻至深夜。

Crowds appeared at the arraignments, clashing with security forces.

审讯时，涌入的人群和安全部队发生冲突。

Soon the entire armed forces were in open revolt.

很快，整个武装部队开始公然抗命。

Any day now, the Northern forces may pour across the new border.

北方的军队现在随时都可能大批越过新边界。

forces were moving in on the town of Knin.

军队正向克宁镇进逼。

Here we outline some of the some-times conflicting forces moulding the debate.

在此我们概述一些有时影响争论的相互对立的力量。

The forces of National Socialism were transforming Germany root and branch.

纳粹主义势力当时正在彻底改变德国。

They command the respect and obedience of the armed forces.

他们要求武装部队尊重上级，服从指挥。

army，troops，forces

这些名词均含“军队、部队”之意。

army表军队的总称，与navy(海军)、air force(空军)并列时指陆军。

troops常用复数，多指陆军，着重构成军队的士兵成员，有时也指骑兵部队。

forces语体较正式，多用复数形式，既可指包括陆、海、空在内的一个国家的整个武装力量，也可指某一兵种。