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compulsive adj.
⇨ addictive (a compulsive urge) ⇨ regular (compulsive gamblers) addictive adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ regular 另见regular条addictive ♦︎ obsessive ♦︎ compulsive ♦︎ obsessional ♦︎ consumingThese words all describe behaviour that is difficult or impossible to stop or control. 这些词均表示上瘾的、着迷的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆obsessive / compulsive / obsessional about sth◆the addictive / obsessive / compulsive nature of sth◆addictive / obsessive / compulsive / obsessional behaviour◆an obsessive / a compulsive / a consuming need / desire◆almost obsessive / compulsive / obsessional■ addictive / /əˈdɪktɪv/ / (of a drug or activity) making you want or enjoy it more and more and therefore difficult to give up （毒品）使人上瘾的；（活动）使人入迷的◆Tobacco is highly addictive.烟草很容易使人上瘾。◆The game is very addictive.这个游戏很令人着迷。◆Some people have an addictive personality (= they easily get addicted to things).有些人容易对事物成瘾。 see also addict ⇨ fan ■ obsessive / /əbˈsesɪv/ / (disapproving) thinking too much about one particular person or thing; showing this 迷恋的；痴迷的◆An obsessive fan was making the singer's life a misery.一名痴迷的歌迷搞得这个歌手的生活苦不堪言。◆He's becoming more and more obsessive about punctuality.他对守时要求越来越过分了。◆The play is about obsessive jealousy.这部戏剧讲的是嫉妒成性的故事。▸ obsessively adverb ◆She was obsessively tidy.她整洁得要命。■ compulsive / /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/ / (of behaviour) difficult to stop or control （行为）成瘾的，难以控制的◆His family had been unaware of his compulsive gambling.他的家人不知道他赌博成瘾。▸ compulsively adverb ◆He was compulsively generous.他总忍不住慷慨解囊。■ obsessional / /əbˈseʃənl/ / (formal or medical 医学) obsessive 迷恋的；痴迷的◆She is obsessional about cleanliness.她有洁癖。◆They were receiving medical treatment for obsessional symptoms.他们正接受强迫症症状的治疗。NOTE 辨析 Obsessive or obsessional?Both these words can describe people or behaviour but obsessional is more usual in medical contexts. 这两个词都可描述人或行为，但obsessional较常用于医学语境。■ consuming /kənˈsjuːmɪŋ; NAmE kənˈsuːmɪŋ/ [only before noun](of a feeling or interest) so strong or important that it takes up all your time and energy （感情或兴趣）强烈的，令人痴迷的◆They both had a consuming interest in cricket.他们俩都对板球着迷。◆Theatre was his consuming passion.戏剧令他着迷。 regular adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ addictive 另见addictive条regular ♦︎ compulsive ♦︎ habitualThese words all describe people who do a particular thing very often. 这些词均形容人经常做某事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a regular / compulsive / habitual drinker◆a compulsive / habitual liar / gambler◆a regular / habitual user of sth◆regular / habitual offenders■ regular [only before noun](of people) doing the same thing or going to the same place often （人）经常做某事的，常去某地的◆They have been regular customers for many years.他们是多年的老主顾。◆Her views on the subject will be familiar to regular readers of the paper.该报的固定读者都会熟悉她对这一问题的看法。◆Many of them were regular users of heroin.他们中许多人经常吸食海洛因。◆He was a regular visitor to her house.他是她家的常客。▸ regularly adverb ◆He said he did not use drugs regularly.他说他不常服用毒品。■ compulsive / /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/ / (of people) not able to control their behaviour; doing sth often and not able to stop （人）无法控制行为的，禁不住的，欲罢不能的◆The book offers advice and help for compulsive eaters.这本书向强迫性进食症患者提供建议和帮助。◆Can you be successful without being compulsive about work?你能不强迫自己工作而取得成功吗？■ habitual / /həˈbɪtʃuəl/ / [only before noun](of people) doing sth often, usually sth that has become a habit and is therefore difficult to stop （人）习惯性的，积习很深的◆He was a habitual cocaine user.他服食可卡因上瘾。◆a habitual criminal惯犯 see also habit ⇨ habit ▸ habitually adverb ◆She claimed she didn't habitually drink so heavily.她声称自己不常喝这么多酒。 |