Definition

Verb: - To force, to compel: To apply pressure or use authority to make someone do something they may not want to do, often urgently. - To goad, to press: To urge or push someone insistently and aggressively to take action or make a decision.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy không nên thúc ép con mình học quá nhiều. (He should not force his child to study too much.)
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy bị thúc ép phải đưa ra câu trả lời ngay lập tức. (She felt pressed to give an answer immediately.)
  • Họ thúc ép tôi ký hợp đồng trước khi tôi đọc kỹ. (They compelled me to sign the contract before I read it carefully.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị thúc ép": to be forced/compelled.
  • Tôi làm điều đó vì bị thúc ép. (I did it because I was forced.)
• "thúc ép ai làm gì": to force someone to do something.
  • Luật mới thúc ép các công ty phải giảm ô nhiễm. (The new law forces companies to reduce pollution.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ép buộc (verb): to coerce, to compel. (A close synonym, often used together with as "thúc ép, ép buộc").
• Thúc giục (verb): to urge, to hasten. (Focuses more on urging for speed rather than pure coercion).
• Cưỡng ép (verb): to enforce by coercion. (Stronger, with a connotation of violating one's will).

Synonyms

• Bắt buộc: to obligate, to make mandatory.
• Áp lực: to pressure (can be used as a verb or noun meaning 'pressure').

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, 'thúc ép' does not commonly form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its meaning is typically modified by the object or context.

Related Idioms

• "Giục như giục tế": To urge someone as urgently as催促 a funeral procession. (This idiom conveys a sense of extreme and impatient urging, similar to the intense pressure implied by ).

verb

1. to force, to goad