Compulsion
[ kəm'pʌlʃən ]
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n. 强迫;强制;冲动;打动人的力量;
💡 词根助记
com共同+puls驱动，推+ion名词后缀→共同推→强制
📝 例句
John will take his medicine only by compulsion.
只有对他用强制手段约翰才会服药。
I refuse to act under compulsion, ie because I am forced to.
我决不能让人逼着做事.
I will pay nothing under compulsion.
在强迫之下我分文也不愿付。
We acted under compulsion.
我们因受强制而行动。
I feel a sudden compulsion for the two of us to be alone.
我突然迫切地希望我们能单独在一起。
🌱 联想助记
【记】com-前缀“共同”,puls-推、冲:一堆人想把你推下去,这是一种强迫的行为,更是一种冲动
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
compulsion
n
~ (to do sth) 1 [U]
compelling or being compelled 强迫; 强制; 被迫
I refuse to act under compulsion, ie because I am forced to. 我决不能让人逼著做事.
You need feel under no compulsion to accept, ie do not have to accept. 你不必勉强接受. 2 [C]
urge (esp to behave in an irrational way) that one cannot resist （不能克制的）欲望, 冲动, 要求（尤指不合情理的行为）
a compulsion to destroy things 毁物欲.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәm'pʌlʃәn]n. 强迫, 强制【医】 强迫相关词组: under compulsion by compulsion
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I think we should take care of the environment, so that we have something to leave for our children.
我觉得我们应该保护好自然，以便将来能给我们的子孙后代留下一些东西。
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
黎明前是最黑暗的时刻。
She's been there for two months. She's been there since September.
她进校有两个月了。她自9月份起便在那儿学习了。