C1 to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted
使服從（法律）；（強制）實行，執行，把…強加於 The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline.
這位新教師一點都管不住學生，搞得紀律渙散。
More examples
- The army were called out to enforce the curfew.
- Aircraft will enforce the no-fly zone to protect UN forces on the ground.
- The new law was generally admitted to be difficult to enforce.
- It is the job of the inspectors to enforce compliance with the regulations.
- The changes to the tax system proved impracticable as they were impossible to enforce.
