compulsion /kəmˈpʌlʃən/ noun plural compulsions
plural compulsions
Learner's definition of COMPULSION
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[count] : a very strong desire to do something强烈的欲望;冲动 —
often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式 2 [noncount]
a : the act of using force or pressure to make someone do something强迫;强制 b : the state of being forced to do something被迫的状态 -
He was acting under compulsion. [=he was being forced to act]他当时那样做是被迫的。
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Their children read only under compulsion. [=only when they are forced]他们的孩子们只有被逼着才肯读书。
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We are under no compulsion to decide immediately. [=we are not required to decide immediately]没有人逼我们马上做决定。