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compulsory

🇬🇧 UK/kəmˈpʌls(ə)rɪ/🇺🇸 US/kәm'pʌlsәri/
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Definitions

adj.

Required by law or rules; obligatory; not optional.

强制性的,义务的;必修的

n.

Something that is required or obligatory.

必修科目;规定动作

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
comtogether, with
+
pulspush, drive
+
oconnector
+
ryplace of, art of, collection
=compulsory

Common Collocations

  • 1.compulsory education义务教育
  • 2.compulsory purchase征购

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Education is compulsory for children between the ages of six and sixteen.

  • 2.

    Attendance at the company's annual meeting is compulsory for all full-time employees.

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