(often be forced) to make sb/sth do sth that they do not want to do 强迫，迫使（某人做某事）◆The president was forced into resigning. 总统被迫辞职。◆She was forced out of her job. 她被迫辞掉了工作。◆The economic downturn has forced us to cut jobs. 经济不景气迫使我们削减职位。◆to be forced into bankruptcy 被迫破产
(often used with an adverb or a preposition 常与副词或介词连用) to make sth happen, especially sth bad or sth other people do not want 使发生（尤指糟糕的事或不希望的事）◆They have collected enough signatures to force a vote. 他们已经收集到足够的签名以便强行表决。◆Fierce competition has forced down the cost of telephone services. 激烈的竞争已迫使电话服务成本降低。