compulsion
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control. 沖動
He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run. 他感到一股突如其來的扔下桶跑掉的沖動。
2. N-UNCOUNT If someone uses compulsion in order to get you to do something, they force you to do it, for example by threatening to punish you if you do not do it. 逼迫
Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion. 很多大學認爲學生出於自願比被逼迫上課能學到更多的東西。
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compulsion /kəmˈpʌlʃən/ (compulsions)
剑桥词典
compulsion noun (WANT)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control
強烈沖動；強烈欲望，難以抗拒的欲望
For many people , dieting is a compulsion. 許多人都有節食的沖動。
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] I seem to have a constant compulsion to eat . 我好像縂有想喫東西的欲望。
compulsion noun (FORCE)
[ 單數名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]a force that makes you do something
強迫力，強制力
He seems to be driven by some kind of inner compulsion. 他似乎受到某種內在力量的敺使。
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] We were under no compulsion to attend . 我們竝不是非要去蓡加不可。
Don't feel under any compulsion to take me with you. 你不必非要勉強帶我跟你一起去。
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