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

• A person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things.
  一个有背负着强制部署的人；一个被强迫做某事的人。
• It's common knowledge that he's a compulsive gambler.
  大家知道，他是个嗜赌成癖的赌徒。
• 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。
• A handful of other psychiatric drugs have proven effective against childhood obsessive compulsive disorder, among other problems.
  一些其他的精神类药物证实可有效抵御强制性障碍以及其他问题。
• There is nothing that you can do to stop this compulsive behaviour, though you can make it worse.
  对于这种强迫症，你无能为力，不过你可能让情况变得更糟。
• 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。
• Someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals.
  一个有强烈暴露生殖器意愿的人。
• The result may help to explain illnesses associated with low serotonin levels such as depression and obsessive compulsive disorder.
  该研究结果也许能有助于解释抑郁症和强迫症（ocd）等与低血清素水平相关的疾病。
• If so, it is possible that you have a real problem with compulsive shopping.
  如果是的话，你可能在强迫性购物方面就真的存在问题。
• John: Don't you think it's time you stopped your compulsive buying?
  约翰：你不觉得该控制一下你的购买冲动了吗？