Addict
['ædɪkt]
解释:
(noun.) someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms.
(noun.) someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; 'a golf addict'; 'a car nut'; 'a bodybuilding freak'; 'a news junkie'.
(verb.) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug).
伊妮德编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(p. p.) Addicted; devoted.
(v. t.) To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to.
(v. t.) To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.
凯西整理
同义词及近义词:
v. a. Accustom (commonly in a bad sense), habituate, dedicate, devote, apply (habitually), give, give up.
编辑:纳内特
解释:
v.t. to give (one's self) up to (generally in a bad sense): (B.) to devote or dedicate one's self to.—adjs. Addict′ Addict′ed given up to (with to).—ns. Addict′edness Addic′tion.
整理:塞丽娜
例句:
- Did he mention the precise order of occupation to which he would addict himself? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- When she entered the room she showed no surprise at seeing Archer there; surprise seemed the emotion that she was least addicted to. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- Little as she was addicted to solitude, there had come to be moments when it seemed a welcome escape from the empty noises of her life. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- But Greece, like most of the Eastern world in the thousand years B.C., was much addicted to consulting _oracles_ or soothsayers. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- They were much given to festivals and shows, and, in particular, they were addicted to bull-fights and gymnastic entertainments. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- They say he is addicted to poaching, and often goes abroad at night with his gun. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
亨廷顿编辑