adv.由于; 迫于; 通过; 以…手段

用……的手段；靠……的力量

by order of───奉…之命

by virtue of───由于，凭借

sheer force of───纯粹的力量

in face of───面对…，不顾…；纵然

in course of───正在…过程中

rich source of───丰富的资源

become of───使遭遇…；…降临于；发生…情况

by dint of───用；凭借

by means of───用，依靠

All these were achieved by force of argument, not by violence or threats.───所有这些成就都是通过争辩, 而非暴力或恐吓取得的.

He had brought his friends here, almost by force of friendship.───他几乎是靠着友情,把他的朋友领到这里来的.

Everyone should enjoy freedom of belief; ideas can never be suppressed by force of arms.───信仰为人人之自由, 而思想乃绝非武力所能压制者.

A great man can dominate others by force of character.───伟人能以人格的力量支配他人.

The whites displaced the Indians by force of arms , got their patrimony by fraudulent treaties.───白人们总是随心所欲地用枪炮把印第安人从他们自己的土地上驱逐出去,轻巧地利用合同诈取他们祖传的财产.

A great man can dominate over others by force of character.───大人物可利用权力来控制别人.

growing ranks of the elderly are not only expected to change the rules by force of numbers; they will also figure heavily in the inevitable public debate.───不断增加的老人数目预计不仅将带来规则变化，而且还将不可避免地成为一项重大的公开辩论专题。

We won by ( force of ) numbers.───我们以人多取胜.

Whole villages were compelled, by force of arms, to accept the collectivization of their holdings.───在军队的暴力下, 整个村庄的人被征集财产.

We were compelled by force of circumstance to take action.───由于情况所迫我们不得不采取行动.

can now run from one entry in the user table to another, and have an additional column for when the invite is deemed to have been rejected by force of apathy.───现在，可以从用户表中的一位用户向另一位用户发出邀请，另外的一个列用于记录什么时候可以认为另一方对此邀请不感兴趣而拒绝？

So don't cut calories by force of will; let high-fiber foods do the work for you.───所以，不要通过意志力来强行削减热量，让高纤维食物来帮你做就是了。

A great man can dominate others by force of character.