addiction

英 [əˈdɪkʃn]

美 [əˈdɪkʃn]

n.  瘾; 入迷; 嗜好

复数：addictions　

IELTSTEM8医学

Collins.2 / BNC.7954 / COCA.5177

牛津词典

noun

• 瘾；入迷；嗜好
  the condition of being addicted to sth
  1. cocaine addiction
     可卡因瘾
  2. He is now fighting his addiction to alcohol.
     他现在正努力戒酒。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 毒瘾
  Addictionis the condition of taking harmful drugs and being unable to stop taking them.
  1. She helped him fight his drug addiction.
     她帮助他戒毒。
  2. ...long-term addiction to nicotine.
     对尼古丁成瘾已久
• N-VAR 着迷；嗜好
  Anaddiction tosomething is a very strong desire or need for it.
  1. He needed money to feed his addiction to gambling...
     他需要钱来满足他的赌瘾。
  2. I discovered an addiction to housework which I had never felt before.
     我发现自己迷上了做家务，之前我从没有这种感觉。

英英释义

noun

• (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor)
  1. under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery
• an abnormally strong craving
• being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
  Synonym:dependencedependancedependencyhabituation

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