compulsive

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com·pul·sive /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/ adjectiveadj

1 MPCONTROLcompulsive behaviour is very difficult to stop or control, and is often a result of or a sign of a mental problem 〔行为〕强迫性的，难控制的〔往往是精神病的结果或征兆〕 → obsessive

compulsive gambling/overeating/spending etc

Compulsive overspending in these days of credit cards has become more common.

在这个信用卡时代，强迫性过度消费已变得更为常见了。

2 compulsive overeater/gambler/spender/liar etc CONTROLsomeone who has such a strong desire to eat too much etc that they are unable to control it 强迫性暴饮暴食者/赌徒/花钱者/说谎者等

a help group for compulsive overeaters

帮助强迫性暴饮暴食者的团体

Examples from the Corpus

compulsive overeater/gambler/spender/liar etc• Most compulsive gamblers are not hugely successful.• I imagine compulsive gamblers get started this way.• Mel is a compulsive liar too, but I guess Steve is too self-obsessed to care.• Characters are apparently motiveless, compulsive liars, who shy from eye contact.

3 INTERESTINGa book, programme etc that is compulsive is so interesting that you cannot stop reading or watching it 〔书、节目等〕吸引人的，有趣的

compulsive reading/viewing

‘Gardening World’ is compulsive viewing for gardeners.

《园艺世界》是园艺爱好者百看不厌的节目。

—compulsively adverbadv

—compulsiveness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

compulsive• You tend to be compulsive about your job and wind up defeating yourself.• Compulsive behaviour is often a symptom of deeper psychological problems.• A tradition that was based only on communication could not lead to the compulsive character that attaches to religious phenomena.• The perfectionist, as we saw, tries to do things perfectly because of his or her compulsive desire to avoid showing anger.• Overcoming Overeating may be a powerful way for some women to break a long habit of compulsive eating.• compulsive hand-washing• He's a compulsive liar -- you can't believe a word he says.• Her problem is compulsive over-eating.• The eating disorders include compulsive overeating and severe anorexia, both being found in some patients.• But the book makes for compulsive reading.• Compulsive shoppers often never even open the goods they buy.• Presently the man-apes began to move forward, like sleepwalkers, toward the source of that compulsive sound.• Compulsive spending is often a symptom of deep unhappiness.

compulsive gambling/overeating/spending etc• The eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating.• The eating disorders include compulsive overeating and severe anorexia, both being found in some patients.• The physical consequences of compulsive overeating, anorexia and bulimia can be severe and even fatal.• The consequences of compulsive gambling are comparable to those of any other addictive disease and are not simply those of financial loss.• The appropriate Anonymous Fellowships for anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating exist to help the primary spiritual recovery.• The distress caused by compulsive gambling is very considerable.• Many judges have allowed abuse defenses but reject compulsive gambling syndrome.• Are bulimia and compulsive overeating the opposite of anorexia?

compulsive reading/viewing• But the book makes for compulsive reading.• The confessions, recriminations and bubbling bile of this long night's drinking into dawn make for increasingly compulsive viewing.• The dialogue itself makes compulsive reading and there are many musical quotations and ideas to pursue.• Such a romantic scenario, such an agonising scene to witness and yet it was compulsive viewing for Ruth.• It took Ron and myself two days to view it, and compulsive viewing most of it was.• In particular he remembers the very smart set of poetry classics, and noted his friend's compulsive reading of them.

com·pul·sive adjectiveadj

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TOEFL BNC: 14830 COCA: 11963

compulsive adj.
⇨ addictive (a compulsive urge) ⇨ regular (compulsive gamblers)

TOEFL BNC: 14830 COCA: 11963

compulsive

Impossible to avoid or prevent: inevitable, unavoidable, inescapable...

Habits and habitual behaviour: habit, routine, daily life...

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