by force of

by means of

凭借，以…手段

exercising authority by force of arms.

凭武力掌权。

force the bidding

(at an auction) make bids to raise the price rapidly

（拍卖）抬价

force someone's hand

make someone do something

迫使某人做

force the issue

compel the making of an immediate decision

强迫立即做决定

force the pace

adopt a fast pace in a race in order to tire out one's opponents quickly

（比赛中为迅速拖垮对手）加速

force something down

manage to swallow food or drink when one does not want to

勉强吃下（或喝下）

compel an aircraft to land

迫降

force oneself on/upon

rape (a woman)

强奸

force something on/upon

impose or press something on (a person or organization)

把…强加给（人，组织）

economic cutbacks were forced on the government.

政府被迫削减开支。

force (someone's) hand

To force to act or speak prematurely or unwillingly.

迫使仓促行动：迫使某人在条件未成熟或不情愿的情况下行动或发言

in force

In full strength; in large numbers

大批：大批的；大量的

Demonstrators were out in force.

大批示威者上街

In effect; operative

有效的；操作性的

a rule that is no longer in force.

不再有效的规则