| 释义 |
ad·dict
I. \əˈdikt, (ˈ)a|d-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin addictus, past participle of addicere to favor, adjudge, from ad- + dicere to say — more at diction
transitive verb
1. obsolete
a. : to award or deliver by judicial decree — used in works on Roman law
b. : to give over : give up : surrender
c. : to attach (oneself) as a follower to a person or adherent to a cause
< we sincerely addict ourselves to Almighty God — Thomas Fuller >
2. : to apply or devote (as oneself or one's mind) habitually : give (oneself) up or surrender (oneself) as a constant practice : habituate, devote
< the researches to which your taste addicts you — Sir Walter Scott >
< such persons … will addict themselves to history or science — J.S.Mill >
< to forswear thin potations and to addict themselves to sack — Shakespeare >
3. : to cause or induce (a person) to make habitual use of a drug
< addicts … find it convenient to addict several other persons — D.W.Maurer & V.H.Vogel >
intransitive verb
of a drug : to bring about or cause habitual use
< drugs … threaten us because they are … addicting — D.W.Maurer & V.H.Vogel >
II. \ˈa(ˌ)dikt, ˈadēkt also əˈdikt or aˈd-\ noun
(-s)
1. : one who is addicted to a habit; specifically : one who habitually uses and has an uncontrollable craving for an addicting drug
< a morphine addict >
< a barbiturate addict >
2. : one showing zealous interest (as in a sport or pastime) : an enthusiastic devotee |