coercion

英 [kəʊˈɜːʃn]

美 [koʊˈɜːrʒn]

n.  强迫; 胁迫

复数：coercions　

GRETEM8法律

BNC.12174 / COCA.9770

牛津词典

noun

• 强迫；胁迫
  the action of making sb do sth that they do not want to do, using force or threatening to use force
  1. He claimed he had only acted under coercion.
     他声称他只是受了胁迫才采取了行动。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 强迫;胁迫;逼迫
  Coercionis the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do.
  1. It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation.
     选举中不应有强迫或恐吓行为，这一点至关重要。

英英释义

noun

• using force to cause something to occur
  1. though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game
  2. they didn't have to use coercion
  Synonym:compulsion
• the act of compelling by force of authority

双语例句

• In some government agencies, such as the police and prisons, the role of coercion is obvious.
  在某些政府机构中，比如警察局和监狱，强制性是显而易见的。
• However, the diet is so good, I think coercion might be called for.
  然而这个饮食方式这么棒，我想可以提议强制推行一下。
• The key feature of this cycle is not coercion but a better product.
  这一循环的关键特征不是强制用户使用，而是向用户提供更优秀的产品。
• Obtaining an obligee's business secrets by stealing, luring, coercion or any other illegitimate means;
  （一）以盗窃、利诱、胁迫或者其他不正当手段获取权利人的商业秘密的；
• If you do this, you will be impervious to coercion and no one can ever hold you back.
  如果你这幺做，你将不受逼迫也没有人能阻碍你。
• Coercion is a dirty word to most liberals now, but it need not forever be so.
  对大多数自由主义者来说，「强制」是脏话，但无需永远是这样的。
• She said that she had signed the contract under coercion.
  她说她曾被迫签订了合同。
• Coercion of testimony and withholding of evidence.
  胁迫证人和扣留证据。
• Though few of us are this radically controlling, we often use myriad forms of manipulation and coercion.
  当然，有这种极端控制欲的人是占少数。可是，我们经常采取操纵和胁迫的形式不胜枚举。
• It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation.
  选举中不应有强迫或恐吓行为，这一点至关重要。