compulsive

英 [kəmˈpʌlsɪv]

美 [kəmˈpʌlsɪv]

adj.  难以制止的; 难控制的; 无法控制行为的; 禁不住的; 引人入胜的

复数：compulsives　

TOEFL医学

Collins.1 / BNC.14830 / COCA.11963

牛津词典

adj.

• 难以制止的；难控制的
  that is difficult to stop or control
  1. compulsive eating/spending/gambling
     强迫性进食 / 消费；上瘾的赌博
• 无法控制行为的；禁不住的
  not being able to control their behaviour
  1. 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
• 引人入胜的
  that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting
  1. The programme made compulsive viewing.
     这节目引人入胜，收看起来欲罢不能。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 难以抑制的;不能自拔的
  You usecompulsiveto describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary.
  1. ...a compulsive liar...
     说谎成性的人
  2. He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.
     他嗜赌成癖，常常债台高筑。
  3. ...women with compulsive eating problems.
     患有饮食强迫症的女性
• ADJ-GRADED (书或电视节目)吸引人的，有趣的，引人入胜的
  If a book or television programme iscompulsive, it is so interesting that you do not want to stop reading or watching it.
  1. The BBC series Hot Chefs is compulsive viewing...
     英国广播公司的系列节目“当红厨师”是个让人一看就上瘾的节目。
  2. These chilling heroines make Hart's books compulsive reading.
     这些令人毛骨悚然的女主人公使哈特的书读起来让人爱不释手。

英英释义

noun

• a person with a compulsive disposition

adj

• strongly motivated to succeed
  Synonym:determineddriven
• caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
  1. compulsive drinking

双语例句

• Think of compulsive gamblers, drug addicts, alcoholics, or people suffering from mental disorders.
  想想那些患强迫症的赌徒、瘾君子、酗酒者，或者精神错乱患者。
• They warn that heavy dependence on microblogs can lead to mental problems like anxiety disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder.
  他们警告称，对微博高度依赖可能导致像这样的精神问题。
• The study looked at 30 compulsive gamblers who sought treatment at Englands National Problem Gambling Clinic.
  这项研究的对象是前往英格兰国家问题赌博治疗所寻求救治的30名赌博成瘾者。
• We are resting a new drug which is used to treat social anxiety, panic outbreak, phobia of unfamiliar environment and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
  我们正在测试一种新药，专治社交焦虑症，恐慌发作症，陌生环境恐怖症和强迫症。
• It was by no means challenging compared to our day jobs, but it became compulsive work.
  相比我们平日的工作，这绝没有挑战性，但却成了强迫性的工作。
• Someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals.
  一个有强烈暴露生殖器意愿的人。
• Have been prone to compulsive or addictive behavior.
  易于发生压逼或上瘾的行为。
• He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.
  他嗜赌成癖，常常债台高筑。
• Compulsive shoppers conform to stereotype in only one respect: they are almost all women.
  强迫性购物者只在一个方面与那种成见吻合：他们几乎都是女性。
• It is unclear what luring was required, given his compulsive behavior.
  它是不易了解的什么引诱被需要，给他的强迫行为。