| 单词 | addiction |
| 释义 | addiction (once / 2789 pages) 1n 2n An addiction is an abnormally strong craving for something, which can sometimes grow so strong you have trouble living without it. People will sometimes use the word addiction casually, like, "I have a major addiction to chocolate! Yummy!" But the word's true meaning is more serious, and refers to something that isn't so yummy, like an alcohol or drug addiction. When someone has an addiction to smoking, for example, they might not be able to stop smoking even if it causes them to get sick. WORD FAMILYaddiction: addictions+/addict: addicted, addicting, addiction, addictive, addicts/addicted: addictedly, unaddicted/addictive: addictively, nonaddictive USAGE EXAMPLESGenetics are a key factor in the heritability of mental illness and susceptibility to addiction. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) Coleridge believed the clean air on the hill at Highgate was beneficial in his attempts to cure himself of opium addiction. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) This is important if you’re trying to break a chemical addiction — to tobacco or alcohol, for instance — but also if you’re just plain struggling. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) Syn|Hypo|Hyper dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation drug addiction, white plague an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) alcohol addiction, alcoholism, drunkenness, inebriationhabitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms cocaine addictionan addiction to cocaine heroin addictionan addiction to heroin caffein addictionan addiction to caffein nicotine addictionan addiction to nicotine physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state the condition or state of the body or bodily functions 2n an abnormally strong craving 2Hyper craving an intense desire for some particular thing n (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery Hyper award, awarding a grant made by a law court |
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