1、compulsion
強烈欲望;(難以克制的)沖動
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。
It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.
成為作家要有天分,但更要有創作的沖動。
強迫;強制
Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.
很多大學認為如果學生上課是出于自愿而不是被迫,那么他們學到的東西會更多。
There is already an element of compulsion in existing government schemes for the unemployed.
政府現行的失業方案已經有點強制的意味了。
2、invite
邀請
She invited him to her 26th birthday party in New Jersey.
她邀請他去參加她在新澤西舉行的 26 歲生日聚會。
I invited her in for a coffee.
我請她進來喝杯咖啡。
(正式)邀請,請求,要求
At a future date, managers will be invited to apply for a management buy-out.
在將來的某天,經理們將受邀進行管理層收購。
The person concerned would be shown the evidence in private and invited to stand down.
將會向有關人員私下出示該證據,并要求其暫時離開證人席。
招致;誘發;引發
I realise that an Englishman who generalises about Ireland invites trouble.
我意識到英國人如果對愛爾蘭問題加以泛化的話會招惹麻煩。
Their refusal to compromise will inevitably invite more criticism from the UN.
他們拒絕妥協必然會引發聯合國的更多批評