音标:[djuә'reis] ;
n. 强迫, 监禁
[法] 强迫, 威胁, 监禁
n. compulsory force or threat
词型变化:名词复数形式 : duresses
考试类型:[GRE]
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duress的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. There's no suggestion that the boys are acting under duress.没有迹象显示孩子们是被强迫做这些活动。
  2. Most Iranians are aware of the duress people suffer in jail.伊朗人现在意识到人们在狱中遭受种种胁迫。

经典引文

  • Voidable for duress or undue influence.

    出自:J. L. Austin
  • A laborious composition, no doubt written under duress.

    出自:A. Fraser
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