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单词 addict
释义

addict

1 of 2

noun

ad·​dict ˈa-(ˌ)dikt How to pronounce addict (audio)
plural addicts
1
: one exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity
a drug addict
opioid addicts
a gambling addict
2
: one strongly inclined to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly
a television addict
chocolate addicts

addict

2 of 2

verb

ad·​dict ə-ˈdikt How to pronounce addict (audio)
addicted; addicting; addicts

transitive verb

: to cause addiction in (someone)
addicts … find it convenient to addict several other persons D. W. Maurer and V. H. Vogel
Hard-core fitness freaks are addicting themselves to all manner of hybrid mind/body activities … Rick Marin et al.
see also addicted, addicting

Synonyms

Noun

  • dopehead
  • doper
  • druggie
  • druggy
  • fiend
  • freak [slang]
  • head
  • hophead [slang]
  • hype [slang]
  • junkie
  • junky
  • stoner
  • user
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit science-fiction addicts who eagerly await each new installment in the series
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The character is an addict, running the drug game inside the prison, and there’s so much pain in the character. Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2022 The first season, specifically, deals with their pairing, as well as Mae’s struggle with sobriety (like the IRL Martin, the character of Mae is a former drug addict), and hesitancy around coming out. Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 27 June 2022 She was cast as Rue Bennett, a 17-year-old recovering drug addict who serves as the show's narrator and main character, in 2019. Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 9 Aug. 2022 After the Melendez murder, Ms. Hustvedt, his stepmother, published a novel that featured a teenage addict who becomes involved in a killing strikingly similar to the real-life crime. New York Times, 27 July 2022 The higher ups at the Royals don’t see much good publicity in hiring the former inmate and recovering addict. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 14 July 2022 That’s when a young drug addict overdosed on crystal meth and GHB in a Pasadena hotel room while partying with Dr. Carmen Puliafito, dean of USC’s Keck School of Medicine. Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 One part of this the movie gets right is that Parker was gambling addict, often spending long periods in Hot Springs, Arkansas, or Palm Springs, California, to get his fix. Morayo Ogunbayo, ajc, 27 June 2022 The throughline is Adam Moskowitz, a recovering rapper, actor, addict and lost soul who found his life’s purpose in cheese. New York Times, 17 June 2022
Verb
Public health groups have also raised concerns about e-cigarettes’ ability to addict users, particularly kids, to nicotine. Nicholas Florko And Elissa Welle, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 King agrees, explaining that the ways in which her character Leslie, the conflicted mother to addict Rue (Zendaya) and efflorescent Gia (Storm Reid), has evolved. Marcus Jones, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2022 In another scandal that found its way to celluloid (1999's The Insider), Wigand appeared on 60 Minutes and said his firm, tobacco giant Brown & Williamson, had intentionally manipulated the level of nicotine in their cigarettes to addict smokers. Kevin Kelleher, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2019 The Food and Drug Administration, which regulates the U.S. tobacco market, has long aimed to crack down on menthol products, which disproportionately addict black people. Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2021 Big Tobacco conspired for years to addict teens and target minorities, even the executives knew of the deadly costs to smokers, those around them and society. Star Tribune, 20 Mar. 2021 Legislators passed the law last year, citing concerns that tobacco companies are using sweet flavors to addict youths. Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, 22 Jan. 2021 First, the platforms' business models — originally designed to manipulate and addict — are the very reason that disinformation goes viral in the first place. Sally Hubbard For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 28 Oct. 2020 Perpetual connectivity has led to a plethora of early social media apps that are designed to addict and distract us. Padmasree Warrior, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

derivative of addict entry 2

Verb

earlier, "to give over, surrender, apply or devote (oneself) habitually," borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcere "to assign (property), make over, hand over, surrender," from ad- ad- + dīcere "to speak, say" — more at diction

First Known Use

Noun

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1612, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

addict

noun

ad·​dict ˈa-ˌdikt How to pronounce addict (audio)
1
: a person who is not able to stop taking drugs
a heroin addict
2
: a person who likes or enjoys something excessively
a chocolate addict

Medical Definition

addict 1 of 2

transitive verb

ad·​dict ə-ˈdikt How to pronounce addict (audio)
: to cause addiction in (someone)

addict

2 of 2

noun

ad·​dict ˈad-(ˌ)ikt How to pronounce addict (audio)
: one exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity
a drug addict
opioid addicts
a gambling addict

Legal Definition

addict 1 of 2

transitive verb

ad·​dict ə-ˈdikt How to pronounce addict (audio)
: to cause (a person) to become physiologically dependent upon a drug

addict

2 of 2

noun

ad·​dict ˈa-dikt How to pronounce addict (audio)
: one who is addicted to a drug

addict

noun

1
as in user
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • user
  • freak
  • junkie
  • fiend
  • junky
  • head
  • druggie
  • dopehead
  • stoner
  • doper
  • hophead
  • hype
  • druggy
  • crackhead
  • cokehead
  • pothead
  • speed freak
  • burnout
  • acidhead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nonuser
  • nonaddict
2
as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something science-fiction addicts who eagerly await each new installment in the series

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • lover
  • fan
  • sucker
  • enthusiast
  • fanatic
  • junkie
  • maniac
  • fiend
  • junky
  • freak
  • aficionado
  • buff
  • devotee
  • collector
  • supporter
  • maven
  • nut
  • habitue
  • hound
  • afficionado
  • admirer
  • fool
  • bug
  • habitué
  • friend
  • proponent
  • fancier
  • expert
  • groupie
  • connoisseur
  • mavin
  • head
  • authority
  • amateur
  • advocate
  • promoter
  • dilettante
  • follower
  • evangelist
  • adherent
  • disciple
  • champion
  • cultist
  • exponent
  • patron
  • zealot
  • votary
  • apostle
  • convert
  • booster
  • backer
  • faddist
  • hanger-on
  • partisan
  • rooter
  • partizan
  • well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • detractor
  • critic
  • nonfan
  • nonadmirer
  • carper
  • belittler
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