Definition
To compel someone to do something against their will or to act before they are ready.
迫使某人採取不情願的行動,或提前行動。
The leaked report forced the company's hand to admit that they were conducting layoffs.
洩露的報告迫使公司承認他們正在進行裁員。
The competitor's actions forced their hand to release their new product early.
競爭對手的行動迫使他們提前發布新產品。
She wasn't going to tell him, but his questions forced her hand to reveal the truth.
她本來不打算告訴他,但他的問題迫使她透露了真相。