compulsive

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adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
compulsory：義務(wù)的；必修的；被強(qiáng)制的。
adv性質(zhì)的同根詞
compulsively：強(qiáng)制地，強(qiáng)迫地。
compulsorily：強(qiáng)制地；強(qiáng)迫地；必須地。
n性質(zhì)的同根詞
compulsory：（花樣滑冰、競(jìng)技體操等的）規(guī)定動(dòng)作。
compulsion：強(qiáng)制；強(qiáng)迫；強(qiáng)制力。
compulsivity：強(qiáng)迫性。

He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.
他嗜賭成癖，常常債臺(tái)高筑。
The BBC series Hot Chefs is compulsive viewing.
英國廣播公司的系列節(jié)目“當(dāng)紅廚師”是個(gè)讓人一看就上癮的節(jié)目。
These chilling heroines make Hart's books compulsive reading.
這些令人毛骨悚然的女主人公使哈特的書讀起來讓人愛不釋手。
The BBC series Hot Chefs is compulsive viewing.
英國廣播公司的系列節(jié)目“當(dāng)紅廚師”是個(gè)讓人一看就上癮的節(jié)目。
Once the compulsive spender stops at the mall, she will be unable to control her spending.
患強(qiáng)迫性購物癥的人一旦來到購物中心，就無法控制自己的開支。

You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary.
If a book or television programme is compulsive, it is so interesting that you do not want to stop reading or watching it.