新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

compulsive

英  [kəmˈpʌlsɪv]
    

[ADJ]

    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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