Addict

(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

• 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