force a door/lock/windowto open a door etc using physical strength, often causing damage 强行打开门/锁/窗 I forced the lock on the cupboard to see what was inside. 我撬开壁橱的锁,想看看里面有什么。
force a door/lock/window• The burglars are believed to have forced a window.• House raid: Intruders forced a window at the front of a house in Ripon.• The forced door especially terrified me.• He'd forced a window to get into the ground floor maisonette in the Belmont area of Hereford.
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