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duress

/djʊˈɹɛs/ /duˈɹɛs/

Meanings
noun

压迫，胁迫。

Harsh treatment.

Examples :

"The employee confessed to stealing only after hours of interrogation under duress. "
这名员工在遭受数小时的压迫式审讯后，才被迫承认了盗窃行为。
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noun

胁迫，强迫，逼迫。

Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats.

Examples :

"The student signed the confession under duress, fearing the angry teacher's threats. "
学生在胁迫之下签了供词，因为害怕愤怒的老师的威胁。
law police right government state action condition society

Related Words

Illustration confessed

confessed verb

/kənˈfɛst/

坦白，供认，招认。

"I confess to spray-painting all over that mural!"

我承认我把涂鸦喷得到处都是，坦白说，那面壁画也是我喷的！

Illustration compulsion

compulsion noun

/kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/

强迫, 不由自主, 冲动。

"During the basketball game, I had a sudden compulsion to have a smoke."

篮球比赛的时候，我突然有一种无法抑制的抽烟冲动。

Illustration enforcement

enforcement noun

/ɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/ /ɛnˈfɔːrsmənt/

执行，实施，强制。

"Strict enforcement of the school's dress code is necessary to maintain order. "

严格执行学校的着装规定对于维持秩序是必要的。

Illustration implementation

implementation noun

/ˌɪmplɪmənˈteɪʃən/ /ˌɪmpləmənˈteɪʃən/

实施，实行，落实

"The implementation of the new school curriculum took several months. "

新校课程的实施花了几个月的时间。

Illustration influenced

influenced verb

/ˈɪn.flʊənst/ /ˈɪn.flu.ənst/

影响，感化

"I must admit that this book influenced my outlook on life."

我必须承认，这本书潜移默化地影响了我的人生观。

Illustration restraint

restraint noun

/ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt/

约束，束缚.

"Make sure all the restraints are tight."

确保所有固定装置都已系紧。

Illustration treatment

treatment noun

/ˈtɹiːtmənt/

待遇，对待，疗法

"He still has nightmares resulting from the treatment he received from his captors."

他仍然做噩梦，因为他被绑架者那样对待过。

Illustration subrogation

subrogation noun

/sʌbɹəˈɡeɪʃən/ /sʊbɹəˈɡeɪʃən/

代位，权益转让。

"He became my creditor as the result of a subrogation by a vendor."

因为供应商的权益转让（代位），他现在成了我的债权人。

Illustration constraint

constraint noun

/kənˈstɹeɪnt/

约束，限制。

"The new school rules are a constraint on how much time students can spend playing outside. "

新的校规限制了学生在外面玩耍的时间。

Illustration committing

committing verb

/kəˈmɪtɪŋ/

委托，交付，托付。

"She is committing her child to the care of a trusted babysitter for the evening. "

她今晚要将孩子委托给一位信任的保姆照看。

Illustration interrogation

interrogation noun

/ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

审问，讯问，盘问

"The police interrogation of the suspect lasted several hours. "

警方对嫌疑人的审讯持续了几个小时。

Illustration confession

confession noun

/kənˈfɛʃən/

坦白，承认，供认。

"After the argument, Sarah offered a confession about breaking the vase. "

争吵之后，莎拉坦白了她打碎花瓶的事。