compulsive
英 [kəm'pʌlsɪv]
美 [kəm'pʌlsɪv]
1、com- "together" + puls- + -ive.
2、字面含义：drive together, drive to one place (of cattle).
3、其原始字面含义为：迫使或将其驱赶到一起；后来含义由此引申和一般化，表示广义的、一般意义的强迫、迫使。
- 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.
- 1. He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.
- 他嗜赌成癖，常常债台高筑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. She eats in secret like most compulsive overeaters.
- 她像大多数强迫性暴食者那样偷偷地吃东西。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.
- 他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾.
来自《简明英汉词典》
