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词汇 addiction
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Definition of addiction in English:

addiction

noun əˈdɪkʃ(ə)nəˈdɪkʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity.

    着迷,上瘾

    he committed the offence to finance his drug addiction

    他为满足毒瘾筹钱而犯法。

    addiction to crack cocaine is spreading
    count noun an addiction to gambling
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For years before that, he struggled with drug and alcohol addictions while repeatedly clashing with the law.
    • She was embarrassed about her drug addiction and wanted to do something about it.
    • He recently confessed to betraying his friends to fuel his drug and gambling addictions, running up huge debts in the process.
    • This then traps the users into a world of addiction, which is very hard to get out of.
    • He soon started using harder drugs and supported his addictions through criminal activities.
    • Participants are offered help in everything from fighting drug addiction to getting a job.
    • Many now see drug addiction as a health and social problem rather than a criminal one.
    • There is a genuine debate about how to deal with the harm done by drug addiction.
    • The excess body weight has now gone, along with his addiction to alcohol and drugs.
    • Critics have claimed the explosion of new casinos could lead to a rise in addiction to gambling.
    • It is widely used as a substitute for patients who are attempting to combat addiction to heroin.
    • It went wrong for us fairly quickly, mostly as a result of my worsening drug addiction.
    • But her young life was cut short after she became caught in a spiral of drug addiction.
    • Almost everyone here knows someone whose child is struggling with drug addiction.
    • He is receiving help with his alcohol addiction and wants to stop this offending behaviour.
    • It is the supporters of the current system who are not serious about fighting drug addiction.
    • It is now widely accepted that a high proportion of crime is the result of drug addiction.
    • The suicide rate is one of the highest in Europe, and there is alcoholism and drug addiction.
    • I held down various jobs through my addiction but soon my usage was an everyday occurrence.
    • I had been struggling with crack and heroin addiction through a long period of my life.
    Synonyms
    dependency, dependence, craving, habit, weakness, compulsion, fixation, enslavement
    informal monkey
    US informal jones

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting a person's inclination or proclivity): from Latin addictio(n-), from addicere 'assign' (see addicted).

Rhymes

affliction, benediction, constriction, conviction, crucifixion, depiction, dereliction, diction, eviction, fiction, friction, infliction, interdiction, jurisdiction, malediction, restriction, transfixion, valediction

Definition of addiction in US English:

addiction

nounəˈdikSH(ə)nəˈdɪkʃ(ə)n
  • The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.

    着迷,上瘾

    he committed the theft to finance his drug addiction

    他为满足毒瘾筹钱而犯法。

    an addiction to gambling
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This then traps the users into a world of addiction, which is very hard to get out of.
    • It is the supporters of the current system who are not serious about fighting drug addiction.
    • He soon started using harder drugs and supported his addictions through criminal activities.
    • I had been struggling with crack and heroin addiction through a long period of my life.
    • The excess body weight has now gone, along with his addiction to alcohol and drugs.
    • Many now see drug addiction as a health and social problem rather than a criminal one.
    • But her young life was cut short after she became caught in a spiral of drug addiction.
    • It is widely used as a substitute for patients who are attempting to combat addiction to heroin.
    • For years before that, he struggled with drug and alcohol addictions while repeatedly clashing with the law.
    • It went wrong for us fairly quickly, mostly as a result of my worsening drug addiction.
    • Participants are offered help in everything from fighting drug addiction to getting a job.
    • There is a genuine debate about how to deal with the harm done by drug addiction.
    • He recently confessed to betraying his friends to fuel his drug and gambling addictions, running up huge debts in the process.
    • He is receiving help with his alcohol addiction and wants to stop this offending behaviour.
    • She was embarrassed about her drug addiction and wanted to do something about it.
    • Critics have claimed the explosion of new casinos could lead to a rise in addiction to gambling.
    • It is now widely accepted that a high proportion of crime is the result of drug addiction.
    • The suicide rate is one of the highest in Europe, and there is alcoholism and drug addiction.
    • Almost everyone here knows someone whose child is struggling with drug addiction.
    • I held down various jobs through my addiction but soon my usage was an everyday occurrence.
    Synonyms
    dependency, dependence, craving, habit, weakness, compulsion, fixation, enslavement

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting a person's inclination or proclivity): from Latin addictio(n-), from addicere ‘assign’ (see addicted).

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