292　force，make和oblige

① force用作动词时，为及物动词，意为“迫使，强迫，强加于”，结构为：

force sb. to do sth.

force sth.+宾语补足语（形容词，副词，介词短语）

force sb. into doing sth.

be forced to do sth.

force one's way through/into sth.

The thief forced the window. 小偷破窗而入。

You mustn't force him to do it. 你不应该强迫他做这个。

They forced the door open. 他们把门强行打开了。

We forced the enemy plane down. 我们迫使敌机降落了。

They forced him into taking the job. 他们强迫他接受了那项工作。

Don't force your ideas upon others. 不要把你的想法强加于别人。

He was forced to put off the visit. 他被迫推迟这次访问。

She forced her way through the crowd. 她不得不从人群中挤出一条路来。

② force和make都可以表示“迫使”，但有区别。force含有较强的“暴力威胁”之意，而make则表示一般意义上的“使得，让”。比较force和make的不同结构：

force sb. to do sth.

make sb. do sth.

Who forced him to move out of the room？谁强迫他搬出那个房间的？

What made him think so？什么使他这么想的？

They made me repeat the story. 他们让我重复那故事。

③ oblige表示“迫使，不得不”，强调必要性，多指由于感情迫使或内部动机迫使做某事。结构为：be obliged to do sth.。

She was obliged to abandon that idea. 她被迫放弃那种想法。

Having been to their party，we were obliged to invite them to ours. 由于参加了他们的聚会，我们不得不请他们来参加我们的。