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Compulsion 英[Kəmˈpʌlʃn 美[Kəmˈpʌlʃən N.强迫;强制;冲动;打动人的力量 N Count 强烈欲望;(难以克制的)冲动 Strong Desire

单词 compulsion
音标
英[kəmˈpʌlʃn] 美[kəmˈpʌlʃən]
解释
n.强迫;强制;冲动;打动人的力量;
例句

N-COUNT
强烈欲望;(难以克制的)冲动
A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
例:He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run...他突然有一种想扔掉水桶撒腿就跑的冲动。
例:It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.成为作家要有天分,但更要有创作的冲动。

N-UNCOUNT
强迫;强制
If someone uses compulsion in order to get you to do something, they force you to do it, for example by threatening to punish you if you do not do it.
例:Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion...很多大学认为如果学生上课是出于自愿而不是被迫,那么他们学到的东西会更多。
例:There is already an element of compulsion in existing government schemes for the unemployed.政府现行的失业方案已经有点强制的意味了。
变形
pl:compulsions~

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