addict
addict — 名詞
- addictsingular
- addictsplural
1. someone whose body or mind has come to need a harmful substance — typically a dr
成癮者
對藥物或菸酒等有害物質產生依賴的人
someone whose body or mind has come to need a harmful substance — typically a drug, alcohol, or nicotine — so badly that quitting feels almost impossible without help.
The clinic in Taipei treats heroin addicts with daily methadone and weekly counselling sessions.
台北那家診所每天用美沙酮、每週搭配心理諮商，治療海洛因成癮者。
noun phrase: [drug] + addict
Noa had been a heavy smoker for thirty years and finally admitted he was a nicotine addict.
Noa 抽菸抽了三十年，終於承認自己是個尼古丁成癮者。
be + a/an + [substance] + addict
Recovering addicts at the shelter share meals, stories, and a strict no-alcohol rule.
收容所裡正在戒癮的癮君子們一起吃飯、分享故事，並嚴格禁酒。
modifier: recovering / former addict
Dr. Chen warned the parents that their teenage son was becoming an addict.
陳醫師警告那對父母，他們十幾歲的兒子已經快變成藥物成癮者了。
- heroin addict
- drug addict
- recovering addict
- former addict
- junkie
informal and often offensive; usually for hard-drug users
- user
neutral, drug-related, often paired with 'drug user'
- substance abuser
clinical / formal register
文法句型
a [drug/heroin/cocaine] addict
用法筆記
Often preceded by the name of the substance (heroin, alcohol, nicotine) or by 'recovering' / 'former'. Can carry stigma — clinical writing increasingly prefers 'a person with a substance use disorder'.
常見錯誤
2. someone who loves a hobby, food, or activity so much that they can hardly go a d
迷；狂熱者
極度沉迷某事物的人，多半帶點誇張語氣
someone who loves a hobby, food, or activity so much that they can hardly go a day without it — used in a playful, exaggerated way rather than literally.
Yara is a total chocolate addict and keeps three different bars in her desk drawer.
Yara 是個十足的巧克力迷，辦公桌抽屜裡永遠放著三條不同口味的巧克力。
informal exaggeration: [thing] + addict
My uncle is a golf addict who plays every weekend, even in heavy rain.
我叔叔是個高爾夫狂熱者，每個週末都去打球，下大雨也照打。
The shop sells stickers, mugs, and tote bags for self-confessed coffee addicts.
這家店賣貼紙、馬克杯和托特包，專門給自稱是咖啡迷的客人。
self-confessed + addict
Mei calls herself a K-drama addict and watches three new episodes every night.
Mei 自稱是韓劇迷，每晚都要追三集新劇。
- chocolate addict
- shopping addict
- gym addict
- TV addict
- self-confessed addict
- fanatic
shows even stronger devotion, sometimes obsessive
- enthusiast
more neutral and respectful, fits formal writing
- buff
informal; suggests deep knowledge of a subject
文法句型
a [hobby/activity] addict
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this use is light-hearted and almost always marked by a non-substance noun ('chocolate', 'shopping', 'gym'). Listeners do not understand it as a real medical condition.
常見錯誤
addict — 動詞
- addictpresent simple I / you / we / they
- addicts3rd person singular
- addicting-ing form
- addictedpast simple
1. to make a person rely on a drug, food, or habit so heavily that the body or mind
使上癮
讓人對某物質或行為產生強烈依賴
to make a person rely on a drug, food, or habit so heavily that the body or mind cannot easily do without it — most often seen in the passive form 'be addicted to'.
Doctors warn that prescribing strong painkillers for too long can addict patients to opioids.
醫師警告，強效止痛藥開太久會讓病患對鴉片類藥物上癮。
active transitive: addict + someone + to + substance
The studies showed that nicotine can addict young smokers within just a few weeks.
研究顯示，尼古丁可能在短短幾週內就讓年輕吸菸者成癮。
Hana was addicted to gambling by the age of nineteen and lost his college savings.
Hana 十九歲時就染上賭癮，把大學的積蓄輸個精光。
passive: be addicted to + activity
Game designers know that bright rewards and short levels can quickly addict children to mobile play.
遊戲設計師都知道，鮮豔的獎勵加上短關卡，能讓小孩很快迷上手機遊戲。
- addict someone to drugs
- addict patients to painkillers
- wean
to gradually remove dependence, opposite process
文法句型
addict someone to something
be addicted to something
用法筆記
The active verb form is uncommon in everyday speech; learners almost always meet this word as the passive adjective 'addicted'. Object is normally a person; 'to + noun' marks the substance or activity.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- drug addict
- heroin addict
- shopping addict
- gym addict
常用片語
- recovering addict
- former addict
- self-confessed addict
介系詞搭配
- addicted to