在工作或者生活中,不是所有事情都能诚心如意,总会遭受他们的逼迫,做着不情愿的事情,那么,如何用英文表达“逼迫某人做某事”呢?大家和小航一起来学习下吧。
1. 逼迫某人twist one's arm
twist one's arm
(1) twist “扭动;扭,拧”
(2) twist one's arm有两种意思:
一是“把某人的手臂反扭到背后”,
常见的就是警察抓捕犯罪嫌疑人
二是“强迫某人做某事,
向某人施加压力”
(3) twist one's arm about doing sth. “
强迫某人做某事,逼迫某人做某事”
(4) you twisted my arm “这可是你逼我的”
例
No one twisted your arm ,
about breaking up with her.
又没人强迫你和她分手。
Phil: Scout's your dog.
He should go with you.
斯科特是你的狗,
他应该跟着你走。
Frank: Okay, You twisted my arm.
那好吧,这可是你逼我的。《摩登家庭》
2. 逼迫某人做某事make sb. do sth
(1) make有“强迫,逼迫”的意思
(2) make sb. do sth. “迫使某人做某事,
逼迫某人做某事”
(3) be made to do sth. “被迫做某事”
例
don't try to make Mitchell do something,
he doesn't wanna do.
别逼米奇尔做他不想做的事。
Don't make me come over there.
别逼我过去。
3. 强迫某人做某事 force sb. to do sth
(1) force “迫使,强迫”
(2) force sb. to do sth.“迫使某人做某事,
强迫某人做某事”
在日常英语中,make sb.
do sth.比force sb.
to do sth.更常用
(3) be forced to do sth. “被迫做某事”
(4) force oneself to do sth. “
逼迫自己做某事”
例
Why did you force me to wear a dress?
你为什么要逼我穿裙子?
She had to force ,
herself to get up early.
她不得不逼自己早起。