compulsion
US /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/
UK /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/
名词
1.
冲动, 强迫行为
an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's conscious wishes
示例:
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He felt a compulsion to check the door lock one more time.
他感到一种冲动，想再检查一次门锁。
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Gambling can become a compulsion that is hard to break.
赌博可能变成一种难以戒掉的癖好。
2.
强迫, 强制
the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint
示例:
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The payment was made under compulsion.
这笔款项是在强迫下支付的。
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There is no compulsion to take part in the survey.
参加这项调查并非强制性的。
在 Lingoland 学习这个单词