compulsive
英 [k?m'p?ls?v]
美[k?m'p?ls?v]
- adj. 強制的；強迫的
暢通詞匯低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?compulsively;
助記提示
1、com- "together" + puls- + -ive.
2、字面含義：drive together, drive to one place (of cattle).
3、其原始字面含義為：迫使或?qū)⑵潋?qū)趕到一起；后來含義由此引申和一般化，表示廣義的、一般意義的強迫、迫使。
2、字面含義：drive together, drive to one place (of cattle).
3、其原始字面含義為：迫使或?qū)⑵潋?qū)趕到一起；后來含義由此引申和一般化，表示廣義的、一般意義的強迫、迫使。
英文詞源
- compulsive (adj.)
- c. 1600, from French compulsif, from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere "to drive together, force, compel" (see compel). Psychological sense is from 1902. As a noun, attested from 1630s; psychological sense from 1957. Related: Compulsively; compulsiveness.
雙語例句
- 1. He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.
- 他嗜賭成癖，常常債臺高筑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The BBC series Hot Chefs is compulsive viewing.
- 英國廣播公司的系列節(jié)目“當紅廚師”是個讓人一看就上癮的節(jié)目。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. These chilling heroines make Hart's books compulsive reading.
- 這些令人毛骨悚然的女主人公使哈特的書讀起來讓人愛不釋手。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She eats in secret like most compulsive overeaters.
- 她像大多數(shù)強迫性暴食者那樣偷偷地吃東西。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.
- 他去看精神科醫(yī)生治療不能自拔的賭癮.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》