impel
- KK[ɪmˋpɛl]
- DJ[imˋpel]
美式
- 推進，推動[O]；激勵；驅使；迫使[（+to）][O2]
過去式：impelled 過去分詞：impelled 現在分詞：impelling
- 釋義
- 同反義
- 相關詞
及物動詞
- 1. 推進，推動[O] The wind impelled the boat toward the shore. 風把船吹向岸邊。
- 2. 激勵；驅使；迫使[（+to）][O2] He said he had been impelled to crime by poverty. 他說貧困逼得他犯罪。 What reason impelled you to go there? 什麼原由驅使你到那裡去？