You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary.
例句
...a compulsive liar...說謊成性的人He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.他嗜賭成癖，常常債臺高筑。
ADJ-GRADED
(書或電視節目)吸引人的，有趣的，引人入勝的
If a book or television programme is compulsive, it is so interesting that you do not want to stop reading or watching it.
例句
The BBC series Hot Chefs is compulsive viewing...英國廣播公司的系列節目“當紅廚師”是個讓人一看就上癮的節目。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。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
極有趣的,令人著迷的
Their story makes compulsive reading.他們的故事讀起來有趣極了。
因著迷而引起的,上癮的
He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科醫生治療不能自拔的賭癮。Most compulsive gamblers are not successful.多數嗜賭成癮的賭徒都常賭輸。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
Adjective
1. caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion;