compulsions

英 [kəmˈpʌlʃənz]

美 [kəmˈpʊlʃənz]

n.  强迫; 强制; (尤指做不道德、愚蠢或危险事的)强烈欲望，冲动
compulsion的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 强烈欲望;(难以克制的)冲动
  Acompulsionis a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
  1. He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run...
     他突然有一种想扔掉水桶撒腿就跑的冲动。
  2. It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.
     成为作家要有天分，但更要有创作的冲动。
• N-UNCOUNT 强迫;强制
  If someone usescompulsionin 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.
  1. Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion...
     很多大学认为如果学生上课是出于自愿而不是被迫，那么他们学到的东西会更多。
  2. There is already an element of compulsion in existing government schemes for the unemployed.
     政府现行的失业方案已经有点强制的意味了。

双语例句

• And his old compulsions just took over.
  他强迫性冲动的老毛病就又犯了。
• At the same time you may be more in touch with the hidden sides of your own personality, your unconscious drives and compulsions than at most other times.
  同时，可能比平时更能触及自己个性中隐藏的那部分，了解自己的潜意识动机和强迫性冲动。
• Traffic police administrative compulsion is one part of the national administrative compulsions.
  交通警察行政强制是我国行政强制中的组成部分之一。
• He was a unique combination of compulsions, traits, and experiences.
  他是强制力、个性和经历独一无二的结合体。
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD) is a mental disorder characterized by obsessions and compulsions.
  强迫症（obsessive-compulsivedisorder，OCD），是一种以强迫思维和强迫行为主要特征的一类神经性障碍疾病，其主要特点为有意识的自我强迫和反强迫并存。
• Coalition has its own compulsions, he says.
  联合政府有自己的无奈，他表示。
• You can also use expectation management to understand the compulsions, constraints, and weaknesses of contract negotiators, which is vital to successful negotiations.
  您可以通过使用期望管理来了解合同协商的强制、限制和弱点，这对成功的洽谈是重大的。
• You were both a prey to compulsions.
  你俩都太冲动了。
• Elder students report more obsessions, and younger students report more compulsions.
  并且强迫观念以年长学生多见，而强迫动作以年幼学生多见。
• That is about as refined an explanation as any of us can give for our compulsions, rituals that we understand are entirely illogical.
  这就是一种任何一位强迫症者都会对自己的强迫行为及我们知道完全不符合逻辑的仪式做出的达到了如此”升华程度“的解释。