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impel vt.推动,推进,激励,驱使,逼迫 Impel derives from the Latin in- "toward" + pellere "to drive," which also brings us compel "to force" and propel "to drive forward." The boy was propelled by his fears, but when he said fear of bullies impelled him to stay home on Halloween, his mother compelled him to dress and go outside. ☆☆☆☆☆ 2015.2

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[im'pel] Impel means to force to move forward. A person sleep walking might move as if impelled by a force beyond their control. Loneliness might impel you to talk to someone you don't know. Asked whether any particular papers had impelled the change, McNutt said …… 1[VERB 动词]激励；驱策；迫使 When something such as an emotion impels you to do something, it affects you so strongly that you feel forced to do it.   [V n to-inf]  [V-ed]...the courage and competitiveness which impels him to take risks...促使他冒险的勇气和竞争精神I felt impelled to go on speaking.我感到不得不继续说下去。

英语单词	impel
英美音标	[im'pel]
中文释义	vt.推动,推进,激励,驱使,逼迫
vocab简明	Impel means to force to move forward. A person sleep walking might move as if impelled by a force beyond their control. Loneliness might impel you to talk to someone you don't know.
vocab扩展	Impel derives from the Latin in- "toward" + pellere "to drive," which also brings us compel "to force" and propel "to drive forward." The boy was propelled by his fears, but when he said fear of bullies impelled him to stay home on Halloween, his mother compelled him to dress and go outside.
真题原句	Asked whether any particular papers had impelled the change, McNutt said ……
柯林斯星级	☆☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]激励；驱策；迫使 When something such as an emotion impels you to do something, it affects you so strongly that you feel forced to do it. [V n to-inf] [V-ed] ...the courage and competitiveness which impels him to take risks... 促使他冒险的勇气和竞争精神 I felt impelled to go on speaking. 我感到不得不继续说下去。
来源	2015.2

Impel Impelled Force Move Im'pel Vt.推动,推进,激励,驱使,逼迫 Means Forward