addiction
addiction — noun
1. a strong physical or mental need to keep taking a drug, drinking alcohol, or doi
a strong physical or mental need to keep taking a drug, drinking alcohol, or doing an activity, so that you feel unable to stop even when it is hurting your body, mind, or relationships.
Kofi has been fighting his addiction to painkillers for three years.
addiction to + noun (drug name)
The clinic in Taichung treats people with gambling and alcohol addictions.
plural use: gambling/alcohol addictions
Her mother lost her job and her marriage because of a drug addiction.
Doctors warn that smartphone addiction is a growing problem among teenagers.
After ten years of heavy smoking, Yael finally beat her nicotine addiction.
- dependence
more clinical and neutral; widely used in medical contexts
- habit
softer, often non-clinical; can describe minor or harmless routines too
- compulsion
stresses the inner urge to act, with or without physical need
- craving
the strong desire itself, often a single moment, not the whole condition
- abstinence
the deliberate choice to stay away from the harmful substance or activity
- self-control
the general ability to resist urges; broader and not limited to substances
文法句型
addiction to + noun
have an addiction to + noun
用法筆記
Frequently followed by 'to' plus the substance or activity (addiction to alcohol, addiction to gaming). Used both as a count noun for a specific case ('a drug addiction') and uncountably for the general condition ('treatment for addiction').