compulsion
[kəm'pʌl.ʃən] noun
WANT 欲望
countable
■a very strong or uncontrollable wish (to do something repeatedly) 强烈冲动；强烈欲望，难以抗拒的欲望•For many people, dieting is a compulsion.许多人都有节食的冲动。 •[+ to infinitive] I seem to have a constant compulsion to eat.我好像总有想吃东西的欲望。
[kəm'pʌl.ʃən] noun
FORCE 力量
[S or U]
■a force that makes you do something 强迫力，强制力•He seems to be driven by some kind of inner compulsion.他似乎受到某种内在力量的驱使。 •[+ to infinitive] We were under no compulsion to attend.我们并不是非去参加不可。 •Don't feel under any compulsion to take me with you.你不必感到必须带我跟你一起去。 ⇒ See also compel |