他们想找借口用武力征服这个地区。They wanted a pretext for subduing the region by force.警察不得不用武力阻止人群.The police had to use force to hold back the crowd.警察用武力把犯人抓进监狱.The police carted the prisoners off to prison....

“用武力”的英语可以翻译为：[法] by strong arm，vi et armis ...