force someone's hand

/fɔːrs ˈsʌmwʌnz hænd/

Meanings

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verb

迫使，逼迫，赶鸭子上架

Bring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.

Examples :

"The unexpected news about the competitor's new product forced the company's hand, making them release their own product earlier than they had planned. "

竞争对手推出新产品的消息来得太突然，迫使公司提前发布了自己的产品，打乱了原计划。

Related Words

competitor noun

/kəmˈpɛtɪtər/ /kəmˈpɛtətər/

竞争者，对手。

"My brother is a strong competitor in our family's annual cooking contest. "

我哥哥是我们家每年一度的厨艺大赛里一个很强的竞争对手。

product noun

/ˈpɹɒd.əkt/ /ˈpɹɑd.əkt/

产品, 商品。

"The bakery's new bread product is very popular with customers. "

这家面包店新推出的面包产品很受顾客欢迎。

planned verb

/plænd/

计划，设计

"The architect planned the building for the client."

建筑师为客户设计了这座建筑。

executed verb

/ˈɛksɪˌkjuːtɪd/ /ˈɛksəˌkjuːtɪd/

处决，正法

"There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes."

在某些州，处决被判犯有特定罪行的囚犯是合法的。

necessitates verb

/nəˈsɛsɪteɪts/

需要，使成为必要，迫使。

"The early departure of her plane necessitated her waking up at 4 a.m."

她的飞机起飞时间很早，迫使她凌晨四点就得起床。

unexpected adjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

出乎意料，始料未及。

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

这场大雨真是出乎意料，我们本来计划在公园野餐的。

situation noun

/sɪtjuːˈeɪʃən/

情况，局面。

"The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming."

由于债务违约的阴影迫在眉睫，美国正处于一个尴尬的局面。

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

团队，公司，团体

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

学校的学生会是一个由热心学生组成的团体，他们负责组织各种活动。

earlier adjective

/ˈɜː.lɪə/ /ˈɝliɚ/

更早，提前，较早.

"at eleven, we went for an early lunch; she began reading at an early age; his mother suffered an early death"

中午十一点我们就去吃了午饭，时间比平时午饭时间要早；她很小就开始阅读了；他的母亲过早地去世了。

causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

导致，引起。

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。

prematurely adverb

/ˈpriːməˌtʃʊrli/ /ˈpremətʃərli/ /ˈpreməˌtʃʊrli/

过早地，提前地。

"The baby bird fell from the nest prematurely, before it was ready to fly. "

这只小鸟还没学会飞行就过早地从鸟巢里掉了下来。

release noun

/ɹɪˈliːs/ /ɹiːˈliːs/

释放，解放

"The release of the trapped students from the burning building was a joyous occasion. "

把被困学生从燃烧的大楼里释放出来，真是一个令人欢欣鼓舞的时刻。