爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down / to find sth utterly irresistible syn 硬碰硬 yìng pèng yìng to meet force with force / painstaking syn 推力 tuī lì driving force / impetus / thrust (of a boat or airplane engine) / repelling force 大势所趋 大勢所趨 dà shì suǒ qū general trend / irresistible trend syn 势如破竹 勢如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force syn 遏止 è zhǐ to hold back / to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance) / to resist / esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc syn 向心力 xiàng xīn lì centripetal force / (fig.) cohering force / cohesion / team spirit 动因 動因 dòng yīn motivation / moving force / underlying force / agent 常备军 常備軍 standing force / standing army / permanent force 横征暴敛 橫征暴斂 héng zhēng bào liǎn to tax by force and extort levies (idiom) / to screw taxes out of the people by force syn 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) syn 力量 lì lia4ng power / force / strength syn 力 lì power / force / strength / ability / strenuously syn 暴力 bào lì violence / force / violent syn 部队 部隊 bù duì army / armed forces / troops / force / unit / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 兵 bīng soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 强迫 強迫 qiǎng pò to compel / to force syn 活力 huó lì energy / vitality / vigor / vital force syn 空军 空軍 kōng jūn air force / (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) / to get skunked syn 拉丁 lā dīng Latin / (in former times) to press-gang / to kidnap and force people into service 强盗 強盜 qiáng dào to rob (with force) / bandit / robber / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 吸引力 xī yǐn lì attractive force (such as gravitation) / sex appeal / attractiveness syn 勉强 勉強 miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty / to force sb to do sth / reluctant / barely enough syn 势力 勢力 shì li power / influence / a force (military, political etc) syn 占领 佔領 zhàn lǐng to capture / to seize / to occupy by force syn 强制 強制 qiáng zhì to force / to compel / to coerce / forced / compulsory / Taiwan pr. [qiang3zhi4] syn 后援 後援 hòu yuán reinforcement / back-up / supporting force syn 强行 強行 qiáng xíng to do sth by force / Taiwan pr. [qiang3 xing2] syn 迫使 pò shǐ to force / to compel syn 武力 wǔ lì military force syn 引力 yǐn lì gravitation (force) / attraction syn 暴风 暴風 bào fēng windstorm / (meteorology) storm (force 11 wind) syn 示威 shì wēi to demonstrate (as a protest) / a demonstration / a military show of force 风情 風情 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc syn 逼迫 bī pò to force / to compel / to coerce syn 警力 jǐng lì police force / police officers syn 胁迫 脅迫 xié pò to coerce / to compel / to force syn 牛顿 牛頓 niú dùn newton (SI unit of force) 强加 強加 qiáng jiā to impose / to force upon syn 劳力 勞力 láo lì labor / able-bodied worker / laborer / work force syn 流亡 liú wáng to force into exile / to be exiled / in exile syn 霸占 霸佔 bà zhàn to occupy by force / to seize / to dominate syn 主力 zhǔ lì main force / main strength of an army 破门 破門 pò mén to burst or force open a door / to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church) / to score a goal (in football, hockey etc) 神力 shén lì occult force / the power of a God or spirit 冲击力 衝擊力 chōng jī lì force of impact or thrust 迫降 pò xiáng to force sb to surrender 自卫队 自衛隊 zì wèi duì self-defense force / the Japanese armed forces syn 现行 現行 xiàn xíng to be in effect / in force / current syn 绝技 絕技 jué jì consummate skill / supreme feat / tour-de-force / stunt syn 风力 風力 fēng lì wind force / wind power 弹力 彈力 tán lì elasticity / elastic force / spring / rebound / bounce 磁力 cí lì magnetic force / magnetic syn 勒令 lè lìng to order / to force syn 劳动力 勞動力 láo dòng lì labor force / manpower syn 收缴 收繳 shōu jiǎo to recover (illegally obtained property) / to seize / to capture / to force sb to hand over sth / to levy syn 联队 聯隊 lián duì wing (of an air force) / sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea) 赶跑 趕跑 gǎn pǎo to drive away / to force out / to repel syn 惯性 慣性 guàn xìng (physics) inertia / (fig.) force of habit / tendency to do things in the accustomed way / habitual 讨伐 討伐 tǎo fá to suppress by armed force / to send a punitive expedition against / to crusade against syn 奋勇 奮勇 fèn yǒng dauntless / to summon up courage and determination / using extreme force of will syn 特派 tè pài special appointment / special correspondent / task force / sb dispatched on a mission syn 工作组 工作組 gōng zuò zǔ work team / working group / task force 合力 hé lì to join forces / concerted effort / (physics) resultant force syn 破坏力 破壞力 pò huài lì destructive force 外力 wài lì external force / pressure from outside 攻陷 gōng xiàn to capture (a fortress, city etc) / to take by force syn 三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force syn 武装力量 武裝力量 wǔ zhuāng lì liàng armed force syn 强人所难 強人所難 qiǎng rén suǒ nán to force someone to do something syn 狂飙 狂飆 kuáng biāo hurricane / violent reform or revolution / violent movement or force syn 硬着头皮 硬著頭皮 yìng zhe tóu pí to brace oneself to do sth / to put a bold face on it / to summon up courage / to force oneself to syn 动武 動武 dòng wǔ to use force / to come to blows syn 拉力 lā lì pulling force / (fig.) allure / (materials testing) tensile strength / (loanword) rally syn 强词夺理 強詞奪理 qiǎng cí duó lǐ to twist words and force logic (idiom) / sophistry / loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument / shoving false arguments down people's throats syn 推动力 推動力 tuī dòng lì driving force 离心 離心 lí xīn to be at odds with / centrifugal (force) 重兵 zhòng bīng massive military force syn 拉夫 lā fū to force into service / press-gang 冲力 衝力 chōng lì momentum (the force exhibited by a moving body) / (fig.) momentum (capacity for progressive development) 远征军 遠征軍 yuǎn zhēng jūn expeditionary force / army on a distant expedition 生产力 生產力 shēng chǎn lì production capability / productive force / productivity 原动力 原動力 yuán dòng lì motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent 强占 強佔 qiáng zhàn to occupy by force syn 作用力 zuò yòng lì (physics) action force 爆炸力 bào zhà lì explosive force / strength of an explosion 离心力 離心力 lí xīn lì centrifugal force 苦笑 kǔ xiào to force a smile / a bitter laugh syn 强弱 強弱 qiáng ruò strong or weak / intensity / amount of force or pressure 强逼 強逼 qiǎng bī to compel / to force syn 反作用力 fǎn zuò yòng lì (physics) reaction force syn 催生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby / (obstetrics) to induce labor / to expedite childbirth / (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence syn 不可抗力 bù kě kàng lì force majeure / act of God syn 工作队 工作隊 gōng zuò duì a working group / a task force 牵引力 牽引力 qiān yǐn lì motive force / traction 挟制 挾製 xié zhì to exploit sb's point of weakness to force them to do one's bidding syn 扭力 niǔ lì torque / turning force / torsion 生力军 生力軍 shēng lì jūn fresh troops / (fig.) lifeblood / new force 剿灭 剿滅 jiǎo miè to eliminate (by armed force) syn 