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強(qiáng)烈欲望;(難以克制的)沖動(dòng)
A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
例句
He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run...
他突然有一種想扔掉水桶撒腿就跑的沖動(dòng)。
It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.
成為作家要有天分，但更要有創(chuàng)作的沖動(dòng)。