shopaholic
shopaholic — 名詞
- shopaholicsingular
- shopaholicsplural
1. a person who cannot control their urge to shop, often spending more money or tim
購物狂
無法控制購物衝動的人
a person who cannot control their urge to shop, often spending more money or time than they planned, or buying things they do not really need
The department store manager noticed that shopaholics often visit every weekend during the sales season.
百貨公司經理注意到，購物狂經常在促銷季每個週末都來光顧。
countable plural: shopaholics as a group type
A nurse joined a shopaholic support group after maxing out her credit card on shoes.
一名護士因為刷爆信用卡買鞋子，加入了購物狂互助團體。
collocation: shopaholic support group
The store clerk recognized the shopaholic who had bought three identical handbags in one month.
店員認出那個購物狂，她在一個月內買了三只一模一樣的手提包。
Magazines publish stories of recovering shopaholics who learned to control their spending habits.
雜誌報導了一些正在康復的購物狂，她們學會了控制自己的消費習慣。
- compulsive shopper
more clinical or formal, used in psychology contexts
- spendthrift
focuses on wasting money rather than the act of shopping itself; more negative
- shop-till-you-drop type
informal and humorous, common in British English
- minimalist
someone who deliberately buys very little
- frugal person
someone who avoids spending money unnecessarily
文法句型
a shopaholic
the shopaholic
such a shopaholic that…
用法筆記
Often used humorously or in self-deprecation, but can refer to a genuine shopping addiction. Common with intensifiers such as 'real', 'such a', or 'total'.