approach-avoidance
[英]əp'rəʊtʃəv'ɔɪdəns
[美]əp'roʊtʃəv'ɔɪdəns
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[例句]He considered psychiatry after graduating fromstanford medical school in 1975 , but his relationship to thefield had an approach-avoidance quality.
1975年从斯坦福医学院毕业后他曾考虑当精神病学家,但他跟这个领域的关系存在趋避特点.