推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 );
I was so annoyed that I felt impelled to write a letter to the paper.
我非常恼怒,以致觉得非给报社写信不可.
——《简明英汉词典》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.
辞典例句He felt impelled to investigate further.
他觉得有必要作进一步调查。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》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.
辞典例句I felt impelled to investigate the matter further.
我觉得自己有责任对事情作进一步调查.
辞典例句Faith that justice would prevail impelled us forward.
正义必胜的信念激励着我们前进.
《简明英汉词典》What reason impelled you to go there?
什么原由驱使你到那里去?
辞典例句The wind impelled the boat toward the shore.
风把船吹向岸边.
辞典例句What motives impelled him to do so?
是什么动机迫使他这么做?
辞典例句He was impelled by strong passion.
他被强烈情感所驱使.
辞典例句He was impelled to proclaim his doctrine.
他不得不宣扬他的教义.
辞典例句Hunger impelled him to crime.
饥饿迫使他犯罪.
辞典例句He said he had been to impelled crime by poverty.
他说他被穷困所逼而犯罪.
辞典例句The strong wind impelled their boat to shore.
强风把他们的船吹到岸边.
辞典例句I felt impelled to go on speaking.
我感到不得不继续说下去。
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