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词汇 compulsive
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compulsive

adjective
/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/
/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/
  1. (of behaviour行为) that is difficult to stop or control难以制止的;难控制的
    • compulsive eating/spending/gambling强迫性进食/消费;上瘾的赌博
    • His family had been unaware of his compulsive gambling.他的家人不知道他赌博成瘾。
    • She went through periods of compulsive overeating.她经历过几个阶段的强迫性暴食。
    • The accused had a compulsive urge to drive at excessive speed.被告有超速驾驶的冲动。
  2. (of people) not being able to control their behaviour无法控制行为的;禁不住的
    • a compulsive drinker/gambler/liar酗酒成性的酒徒;嗜赌成癖的赌徒;说谎成性的人
    • He was a compulsive gambler.他嗜赌成癖。
    • The book offers advice and help for compulsive eaters.这本书向强迫性进食症患者提供建议和帮助。
    • We are able to put compulsive spenders in touch with debt counsellors.我们能够让强迫性支出者与债务顾问取得联系。
  3. that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting引人入胜的
    • The programme made compulsive viewing.这节目引人入胜,收看起来欲罢不能。
  4. 词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘compulsory’): from medieval Latin compulsivus, from compuls- ‘driven, forced’, from the verb compellere, from com- ‘together’ + pellere ‘drive’. Sense (1) (originally a term in psychology) dates from the early 20th cent.
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