resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge, especially one that is against one's conscious wishes
强迫所引起的;与强迫性冲动有关的
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compulsive eating. 强迫性进食。
[attrib.](of a person)acting as a result of such an urge
(人)凭强迫性冲动行事的;不由自主的
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a compulsive liar. 说谎成癖者。
irresistibly interesting or exciting; compelling
引人入胜的;令人欲罢不能的
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this play is compulsive viewing. 这部戏看起来令人欲罢不能。
"late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘compulsory’): from medieval Latin