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Compulsive Stop People Make Compulsively Ly Series Kəm'pʌlsiv

英语单词 compulsive
英美音标 [kəm'pʌlsiv]
中文释义 adj.强迫的,吸引人的,禁不住的
vocab简明 Compulsive people have irresistible urges to do certain things, like a compulsive gossip who simply cannot keep a secret.
vocab扩展 If you're compulsive, you can't stop yourself from doing something, like compulsive counting of the sidewalk blocks on your way to school. There is sometimes an upside to compulsive behavior — like a compulsive desire to be the best hockey player, which makes you work hard to make it happen. Someone who has compulsive tendencies can be called a compulsive, the noun form of the word.
真题原句 It is unclear what luring was required, given his compulsive behavior.
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[ADJ 形容词]难以抑制的;不能自拔的 You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...a compulsive liar...

    说谎成性的人

  • He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.

    他嗜赌成癖,常常债台高筑。

  • ...women with compulsive eating problems.

    患有饮食强迫症的女性

compulsively
  • John is compulsively neat and clean, he's terrified of germs.

    约翰有洁癖,非常害怕细菌。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](书或电视节目)吸引人的,有趣的,引人入胜的 If a book or television programme is compulsive, it is so interesting that you do not want to stop reading or watching it.
  • 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。

  • 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。

compulsively
  • ...a series of compulsively readable novels.

    一系列读起来让人欲罢不能的小说

来源 2006.5

Tags: 单词::2006

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