addict

ә'dikt
六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

英文释义

n. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
n. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
v. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

中文翻译

vt. 使沉溺, 使上瘾
n. 入迷的人, 上瘾者

2
Collins 星级
10,019
BNC 频率
6,091
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记忆技巧

addict 来自拉丁语“addictus”,其中“ad-”表示“向、朝向”,而“-dict”与“说、命令”有关,结合起来可以理解为“被命令向某物倾斜”,即沉迷于某种事物。

例句

1. Many teenagers become addicted to video games.

许多青少年对视频游戏上瘾。

2. She is trying to quit her addiction to smoking.

她正在努力戒掉对吸烟的依赖。

3. Some people are addicted to social media and spend hours online.

有些人对社交媒体上瘾,花费数小时在线。

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