force

Compared meaning: physical power or intensity (noun).

比较义项：力量、强度（名词，物理性的力量或强弱程度）。

• force 本词

  Force refers to physical power that pushes, hits, or damages something; it implies an active, often violent impact, as with wind, an explosion, or a blow.

  force 指能够推动、撞击或造成破坏的物理力量，强调主动施加的冲击力，例如风、爆炸或撞击所产生的力量。

  The explosion's force knocked him off his feet and shattered nearby windows.

  爆炸的力量把他掀倒在地，还震碎了附近的窗户。

• strength

  Strength refers to the degree or intensity of something on a scale; it is used more neutrally and broadly, for things like coffee, wind, or signal, without implying an impact.

  strength 指某事物在强度或程度上的强弱，用法更中性、适用范围更广，可用于咖啡、风力或信号等，不一定带有冲击的意味。

  The strength of the coffee kept her wide awake long after midnight.

  这杯咖啡的浓烈程度让她过了午夜很久还毫无睡意。

Force and strength both mean a kind of power. Force is physical power that pushes, hits, or damages something, often violently, as with wind or an explosion. Strength is the degree of intensity on a scale, used neutrally, for coffee, wind, or a signal.

这两个词在“力量、强度”这一义项上很接近，都可表示某种力量或强弱，但语气和用法不同：force 强调外部施加、带有冲击力的物理力量，常见于风暴、爆炸等具有破坏性的语境；strength 更侧重强度或程度的大小，用法更中性、适用范围更广，可形容风力、口味、信号等的强弱。这里不比较 force 表示“武力，部队”或 strength 表示“实力，长处”等其他义项。

Compared meaning: to make someone do something (verb).

比较义项：强迫某人做某事（动词）。

• force 本词

  Force is the strongest and most direct: it can involve physical compulsion or an overwhelming situation, not just persuasion, and doesn't require the calculation that coerce implies.

  force语气最强、最直接：既可以是体力上的强制，也可以是压倒性的处境所致，而不仅是说服；它不像coerce那样一定带有算计成分。

  The guard forced him to hand over his wallet at gunpoint.

  警卫用枪指着他，强迫他交出钱包。

• pressure

  Pressure is the mildest: it suggests persistent urging, persuasion or expectation, and the other person can often still refuse in the end.

  pressure语气最弱：指持续的劝说、催促或期望，对方最终往往仍可以拒绝。

  Her parents kept pressuring her to become a doctor.

  她父母一直催促她去当医生。

• coerce

  Coerce is formal and implies using threats or unfair power to make someone act against their wishes; it carries a strong negative, manipulative connotation.

  coerce语气正式，暗示用威胁或不正当手段逼迫对方违背意愿行事，带有明显的负面、操纵意味。

  The gang coerced the shop owner into paying protection money.

  那伙歹徒胁迫店主交保护费。

Force, pressure, and coerce all mean making someone do something. Force is the strongest and most direct, and can be physical, not just persuasion. Pressure is the mildest, meaning persistent urging, and the person can still refuse. Coerce is formal, using threats or unfair power.

这三个词在“迫使某人做某事”这个意义上很接近，但force语气最直接、最强，甚至可包含体力强制；pressure语气最弱，多指持续劝说或施加心理压力；coerce语气正式，强调用威胁或不正当手段逼迫对方，带有负面色彩。这里不比较force表示“力量”的名词义，也不比较pressure表示“压力”的名词义。