单词 | addiction |
释义 | addictionad‧dic‧tion /əˈdɪkʃən/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorthe need to have a drug etc regularly► addiction Collocations: drug addiction · Drug addiction is now the biggest social problem in American cities.addiction to · Eventually she managed to overcome her addiction to alcohol. ► habit an addiction to an illegal drug or to tobacco: drug/cocaine/heroin etc habit: · His cocaine habit was ruining his life.kick the habit (=give up the habit): · Some smokers use chewing gum containing nicotine to help them kick the habit. ► dependence addiction to alcohol or drugs, especially legal drugs that a doctor gives you, so that you feel you cannot continue to live without them: dependence on: · Dependence on alcohol can have a serious effect on your relationships and career.drug/alcohol dependence: · The clinic treats people affected by drug dependence. WORD SETS► Drug Cultureacid, nounaddict, nounaddicted, adjectiveaddiction, nounaddictive, adjectiveamphetamine, nounbong, nouncannabis, nounclean, adjectivecocaine, nouncoke, nouncold turkey, nouncontrolled substance, nouncrack, nouncut, verbdeal, verbdealer, noundesigner drug, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundope, noundope, verbdopehead, noundowner, noundrug, noundrug addict, noundrug baron, noundrug czar, noundrug dealer, noundruggie, noundrug rehabilitation, noundrug runner, nounecstasy, nounfix, nounganja, noungear, nounglue-sniffing, noungrass, nounhallucinogen, nounhallucinogenic, adjectivehard, adjectivehard drugs, nounhash, nounhashish, nounhemp, nounheroin, nounhigh, adjectivehigh, nounhippie, nounhit, nounjoint, nounjunkie, nounline, nounLSD, nounmagic mushroom, nounmainline, verbmarijuana, nounmescaline, nounmethadone, nounmule, nounnarc, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounOD, verbopiate, nounopium, nounoverdose, nounpeddler, nounpep pill, nounpot, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepush, verbpusher, nounrecovery program, nounreefer, nounrehab, nounroach, nounscore, verbshooting gallery, nounsmack, nounsmoke, nounsniff, verbsnort, verbsnort, nounsnow, nounsoft drug, nounsolvent abuse, nounspeed, nounstash, nounsteroid, nounstoned, adjectivestrung-out, adjectivesubstance abuse, nountab, nountake, verbtrafficking, nountrip, nountrip, verbuse, verbwasted, adjectiveweed, nounwithdrawal, nounwithdrawal symptoms, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► drug/heroin/alcohol etc addictionCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► drug addiction Phrases (=the problem of not being able to stop taking drugs)· his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► other· But it was the combination of not doing anything, drinking too much and all my other addictions.· What is the first step to recovery in other addictions?· The social consequences of compulsive gambling and risk-taking, workaholism, compulsive overspending and other behavioural addictions can be utterly destructive. NOUN► alcohol· In 1997, 90 % of the calls were related to alcohol addiction, falling to 60 % last year.· Twenty-five percent were there for drug and alcohol addiction.· The vast majority of alcohol addiction cases came from men older than 40 and women over 35, he said.· Partners made up more than a third of those contacting SolCare in 1998, most over alcohol addiction. ► drug· Black poverty remains; family breakdown, drug addiction and violence have worsened.· They have developed drug addiction in the communities.· The woman is understood to have a background of drug addiction.· Furthermore, because alcohol and other mood-altering chemicals are cross-addictive, we shall probably always have drug addiction as well.· Some work is going into drugs to treat drug addiction.· She suggested that dependency on cigarettes should be seen as another form of drug addiction.· In drug addiction, infections such as hepatitis and septicaemia get into the blood stream through infected needles.· They cared little for themselves; they were in and out of hospital for drug addiction and overdoses and abortions. ► heroin· She gives me antibiotics for my heroin addiction.· A painful bout with heroin addiction eventually led him to a spiritual rebirth.· Ann if over her heroin addiction and working on her compulsion to go shoplifting.· If you can avoid heroin addiction and motorcycle accidents, you might have a swell time.· Many of the pimps, and some of the girls, have been forced into prostitution to feed a deadly heroin addiction. ► problem· It applies to homes for elderly people and homes for people with disabilities, mental health or addiction problems.· But, despite the growing addiction problem, few give the reformers much of a chance.· Ye only need about three goes of crack and ye've got yerself an addiction problem. VERB► feed· Doncaster Crown Court heard jobless Davies had previously fiddled credit cards to feed her addiction.· She used the drugs to feed her personal addiction.· The need to feed the addiction takes priority over all other activities, leading to personal neglect, anti-social behaviour and crime.· She said that he committed both offences to feed his addiction to gaming machines.· With horror, I realised he was using his dinner money to feed his addiction.· Many of the pimps, and some of the girls, have been forced into prostitution to feed a deadly heroin addiction. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► feed an addiction/need etc 1the need to take a harmful drug regularly, without being able to stopdrug/heroin/alcohol etc addictionaddiction to addiction to alcohol2a strong desire to do or have something regularly
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