英 [kəmˈpʌlsɪv] 美 [kəmˈpʌlsɪv]
adj. 难以抑制的，不能自拔的；引人入胜的
compulsive /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/
形容词 You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary. 欲罢不能的
...a compulsive liar.
…一个禁不住说谎的人。
He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.
他是一个欲罢不能的赌徒，常常债台高筑。
形容词 If a book or television programme is compulsive, it is so interesting that you do not want to stop reading or watching it. (书、电视节目) 使人着迷的
Her new series is compulsive viewing.
她的新系列节目引人入胜。
a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
compulsive drinking
strongly motivated to succeed
同义词： determined / driven
情不自禁的，(心理上)冲动的，强迫所引起的，无法控制自己的
强迫症患者
强迫性的
强迫的
强迫性的
... undeniable 不可否认的 involuntary 非自愿的 compulsive 极有趣的 ...
... slipshod adj. 穿着不整齐的，潦草的 predictable adj. 可预言的 compulsive adj. 强制的，强迫的 ...
compulsory 义务的；必修的；被强制的
compulsively 强制地，强迫地
compulsorily 强制地；强迫地；必须地
She went through periods of compulsive overeating.
她发生强迫性暴食有过几个阶段。
The Chinese manual adds to the controversy over whether compulsive internet use should be officially viewed as a mental disorder.
这本中文手册增加了强迫性上网行为是否应该被官方认定为一种精神障碍疾病的争议。
Her new series is compulsive viewing.
她的新系列节目引人入胜。
On our program this week, we tell about compulsive hoarding syndrome.
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And the way it manifests itself, as you know from just how people talk, is you're compulsive, you're clean, you're stingy.
这种人格表现为，强迫，有洁癖和吝啬，这些都可从人们谈话方式看出。
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There's a compulsive problem to working at a restaurant.
在餐厅工作会有一个强迫性问题。
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Compulsive hoarding is commonly connected to obsessive-compulsive disorder,or OCD.
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My ex-husband, a stock broker, was a compulsive gambler who lost a fortune of my inheritance.
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He is a compulsive talker, his incessant conversational stream tracking the course of his volatile emotions.
Understanding the neurobiology of compulsive buying disorder, as it's officially known, is still in its infancy.