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force-feed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈforce-feed verb (past tense and past participle force-fed) [transitive]  FORCE somebody TO DO somethingFOODto force someone to eat by putting food down their throat 强灌〔食物〕,强喂→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
force-feedFor decades viewers were force-fed insipid official propaganda and newspeak.New Zealand never embraced free-market fundamentalism; we have been force-fed it.
ˈforce-feed verbChineseSyllable
by their eat down Corpus to force putting someone to throat food


force-feed
ˈforce-feed verb (past tense and past participle force-fed) [transitive]
to force someone to eat by putting food down their throat


force-feedBrE /ˌfɔːs ˈfiːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɔːrs ˈfiːd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they force-feed BrE /ˌfɔːs ˈfiːd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌfɔːrs ˈfiːd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it force-feeds BrE /ˌfɔːs ˈfiːdz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌfɔːrs ˈfiːdz/ 🔊past simple force-fed BrE /ˌfɔːs ˈfed/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌfɔːrs ˈfed/ 🔊past participle force-fed BrE /ˌfɔːs ˈfed/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌfɔːrs ˈfed/ 🔊 -ing form force-feeding BrE /ˌfɔːs ˈfiːdɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌfɔːrs ˈfiːdɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to use force to make sb, especially a prisoner, eat or drink, by putting food or drink down their throat 强迫进食(尤指把饮食灌进囚犯等口中)