enforce
verb [ T ] uk/ɪnˈfɔːs/ us/ɪnˈfɔːrs/
C1 使服从(法律);(强制)实行,执行,把…强加于
to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted
It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits. 对警察来说,严格执行限速规定并不总是件易事。
The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline. 这位新教师一点都管不住学生,搞得纪律涣散。
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- The army were called out to enforce the curfew.
- Aircraft will enforce the no-fly zone to protect UN forces on the ground.
- The new law was generally admitted to be difficult to enforce.
- It is the job of the inspectors to enforce compliance with the regulations.
- The changes to the tax system proved impracticable as they were impossible to enforce.