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单词 compulsive
释义
compulsive
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/us
/kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/
C2
doing something a lot andunabletostopdoing it:
难以抑制的；强烈冲动引起的；强迫性的；强制性的
a compulsiveliar/thief/eater撒谎成性的人／惯偷／饮食无节制的人
compulsivegambling嗜赌成性
a compulsiveeatingdisorder强迫性饮食失调症
C2
If afilm,play,sportsevent,book, etc. is compulsive, it is sointerestingorexcitingthat you do notwanttostopwatchingorreadingit:
（电影、戏、体育项目、书等）引人入胜的，欲罢不能的
I alwaysfindprogrammesabouthospitalscompulsiveviewing.我一向觉得有关医院的电视节目很好看。
Herlatestbookis compulsivereading/a compulsiveread.她的新书让人难以释卷。
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(Definition ofcompulsivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

compulsive| American Dictionary

compulsive
adjective
us
/kəmˈpʌl·sɪv/
having a verystrongdesireto do somethingrepeatedly:
We’re really not compulsiveshoppers, youknow.

compulsively

adverbus
/kəmˈpʌl·sɪv·li/
He is compulsivelyneat.
(Definition ofcompulsivefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcompulsive

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Other writers depict collectors as obsessive-compulsives, with their objects of desire providing a central organising focus in their lives.
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Related to the view of collectors as obsessive-compulsives, is the image of record collectors as socially rather inept individuals, more at ease in their relationship to things than people.
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The mostcompulsivecompulsion, the master compulsion, is the compulsion to appropriate one's own expropriation.
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He did, however, exhibit manycompulsivebehaviours such as forced touching and also had a subjective urge to shout obscenities which was successfully resisted.
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Even their stormy temperament orcompulsivegenerosity could have been different.
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Thecompulsivedrive towards a mystical mode of religion is particularly interesting in the three faiths of historical monotheism.
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The prolonging of these feverish journeys, or, more accurately, theircompulsivecontinuation, provides a middle ground between full disclosure (or exposure) and total denial.
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Pity can be evoked in the therapist, often leading tocompulsivehelping which deskills the client and stifles the relationship.
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A composite score was calculated to establish an overall measure of possible comorbid obsessive -compulsivebehavior.
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In young children, these intrusive thoughts may be part of repetitive play or trauma-specific reenactment(s) orcompulsiverituals.
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In some mental conditions, like obsessive-compulsivedisorder, the old attractors may be so stable that they overwhelm behavior in many situations.
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Such a behavioural inhibition may certainly be deficient in catatonia as it is reflected in perseverative-compulsivebehaviour and uncontrollable emotions.
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Furthermore, alterations in lateral orbitofrontal cortex are closely associated withcompulsivebehaviour, for example, in obsessive-compulsivedisorder.
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Obsessive-compulsivedisorders provide examples in which the need to create and follow patterns is excessive.
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Indeed, one might reasonably suspect that the sample is over-representative of obsessive-compulsivepersonalities.
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