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
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Tell her I'll call her right back.
告诉她我会马上给她回电话的。
Who are you?
你是谁？
Tell him that; he'll be interested.
告诉他这事，他会感兴趣的。