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不得不

bù dé bù word A2
  1. have no choice or option but to
  2. cannot but
  3. have to
  4. can't help it
  5. can't avoid
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你是个烂忠厚没用的人,所以这些话我不得不教导你,免得惹人笑话。
儒林外史, p. 38 · C2
若全思妣,则不得不为陶全让,于是欲并宥之。
世说新语(四篇), p. 2 · C2
这是民国六年的冬天,大北风刮得正猛,我因为生计关系,不得不一早在路上走。
鲁迅作品选, p. 6 · C2

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