勉强❶manage with an effort; do with difficulty; do under constraint
❷ reluctantly; grudgingly
❸force sb to do sth
❹inadequate;unconvincing;strained; farfetched
❺barely enough
发展关系不能～。Development of relations can’t be pressed forcibly./这理由很～。This is a lame excuse./笑得很～force a smile;give a strained smile/～地做do sth grudgingly/～地去做哪些实在做不到的事情reach out for the impossible/～度日eke out a living/～及格barely pass the examination/～同意reluctantly agree/～的理由unconvincing reason/～的多数bare majority |