force the enemy to surrender
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to force (the enemy) to surrender; to compel to capitulate
formalUsed in military and strategic contexts.
Jūn军
duì队
bāo包
wéi围
le了
chéng城
bǎo堡
，
zuì最
zhōng终
pò迫
xiáng降
le了
shǒu守
jūn军
。
The army surrounded the castle and finally forced the defenders to surrender.
Zǒng总
sī司
lìng令
de的
cè策
lüè略
shì是
wéi围
ér而
bù不
gōng攻
，
děng等
dài待
shí时
jī机
pò迫
xiáng降
dí敌
jūn军
。
The commander-in-chief's strategy was to encircle but not attack, waiting for the right moment to force the enemy to surrender.
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Tōng通
guò过
qiē切
duàn断
bǔ补
jǐ给
xiàn线
，
wǒ我
men们
chéng成
gōng功
pò迫
xiáng降
le了
duì对
fāng方
。
By cutting off the supply lines, we successfully forced the other side to surrender.