新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

compulsive

英 [kəmˈpʌlsɪv]

[ADJ]

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ADJ. 形容词

1. 欲罢不能的
You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary.
双语例句
例：
a compulsive liar.
一个说谎成性的人。
例：
He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.
他是一个嗜赌如命的赌徒，常常债台高筑。
2. （书、电视节目）使人着迷的
If a book or television programme is compulsive, it is so interesting that you do not want to stop reading or watching it.
双语例句
例：
Her new series is compulsive viewing.
她的新系列节目引人入胜。

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