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compulsion
英 [kəmˈpʌlʃən]
[NOUN]
compulsions
1. [C 可数名词] 冲动
A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
近义词
双语例句
例：He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run.
他突然有一种想扔下桶跑掉的冲动。
2. [U 不可数名词] 逼迫
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.
近义词
双语例句
例：Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.
很多大学认为学生出于自愿比被逼迫上课能学到更多的东西。