Compelling

(adj.) tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; 'new and compelling evidence' .

(adj.) driving or forcing; 'compelling ambition' .

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• Well, that is generous, said Mr. Farebrother, compelling himself to approve of the man whom he disliked. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• He turned and looked about him, sternly compelling himself to regain his consciousness of outward things. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• That future greatness had always been in his thoughts, and had been one of the compelling powers in his great chemical discoveries. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• I hope, in that case, all my impulses will be strong in compelling me to love. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• It was compelling fortune, he felt. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The first represented the decision-compelling spirit, the second the spirit of risking little to gain a little. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• In that case, who was the likeliest person to possess the power of compelling her to remain at Welmingham? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The old mercantilist policy was giving way to early industrialism: a thousand unconscious economic and social forces were compelling the change. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• When the motor was started, the armature was brought up to full revolution and then the belt was tightened on the car-axle, compelling motion of the locomotive. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The weight of Newton’s authority and the weight of figures were compelling facts, such as scientists had no mind to doubt. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.

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