addiction

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addiction — 名詞

  • addictionsingular
  • addictionsplural

1. a strong physical or mental need to keep taking a drug, drinking alcohol, or doi

1.名詞B2
釋義

成癮；上癮

對某物或某行為產生強烈依賴而無法停止

a strong physical or mental need to keep taking a drug, drinking alcohol, or doing an activity, so that you feel unable to stop even when it is hurting your body, mind, or relationships.

例句

Kofi has been fighting his addiction to painkillers for three years.

馬可仕已經與止痛藥成癮對抗了三年。

addiction to + noun (drug name)

The clinic in Taichung treats people with gambling and alcohol addictions.

台中那家診所專門治療有賭博和酒精成癮問題的人。

plural use: gambling/alcohol addictions

常見搭配
  • battle an addiction
  • overcome an addiction
  • fight an addiction
  • develop an addiction
  • treat an addiction
  • addiction recovery
  • addiction treatment
  • drug addiction
  • alcohol addiction
  • gambling addiction
同義詞
  • dependence

    more clinical and neutral; widely used in medical contexts

  • habit

    softer, often non-clinical; can describe minor or harmless routines too

  • compulsion

    stresses the inner urge to act, with or without physical need

  • craving

    the strong desire itself, often a single moment, not the whole condition

反義詞
  • abstinence

    the deliberate choice to stay away from the harmful substance or activity

  • self-control

    the general ability to resist urges; broader and not limited to substances

文法句型

addiction to + noun

have an addiction to + noun

用法筆記

Frequently followed by 'to' plus the substance or activity (addiction to alcohol, addiction to gaming). Used both as a count noun for a specific case ('a drug addiction') and uncountably for the general condition ('treatment for addiction').

常見錯誤

He has addiction of alcohol.
He has an addiction to alcohol.
the preposition is 'to', not 'of', and the singular count noun needs 'an'.
She is addiction to coffee.
She is addicted to coffee.
'addiction' is the noun; the adjective form 'addicted' is needed after 'be'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • drug addiction
  • alcohol addiction
  • gambling addiction
  • internet addiction
  • smartphone addiction
  • addiction treatment
  • addiction recovery
  • addiction clinic
  • addiction specialist

副詞搭配

  • seriously addicted
  • highly addictive

常用片語

  • battle an addiction
  • overcome an addiction
  • fight an addiction
  • develop an addiction
  • feed an addiction
  • kick an addiction

介系詞搭配

  • addiction to (something)
  • recover from addiction
  • struggle with addiction