addictive

addictive — adjective

1. describes a drug, food, or activity that, once you have tried it, keeps pulling

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describes a drug, food, or activity that, once you have tried it, keeps pulling you back so strongly that quitting feels almost impossible.

例句

Heroin is highly addictive, and Dr. Olu warns that one weekend of use can trap a patient for years.

collocation: highly addictive

Eitan admits that scrolling through TikTok before bed is more addictive than any video game she has ever played.

comparative: more addictive than

同義詞
  • habit-forming

    neutral, often used on product warnings

  • compulsive

    describes the behaviour itself rather than the substance

  • moreish

    informal British, only for tasty food, not for drugs

反義詞

文法句型

highly addictive

be addictive

用法筆記

Frequently modified by intensifiers such as 'highly', 'extremely', or 'terribly'. Subject is usually a substance (drug, sugar, caffeine), a food, or a screen-based activity (game, app, show).

常見錯誤

❌I am addictive to coffee.
✅I am addicted to coffee.
💡the person who depends on something is 'addicted'; the substance itself is 'addictive'.
❌Sugar makes me addictive.
✅Sugar is addictive.
💡addictive describes the thing that causes the dependence, not the consumer.

2. showing a tendency in a person to fall into dependence on substances or habits v

2.形容詞C2
釋義

showing a tendency in a person to fall into dependence on substances or habits very quickly, or describing the traits that make this happen.

例句

Farouk has an addictive personality, so his therapist advised him to stay away from gambling apps and energy drinks.

collocation: addictive personality

Researchers in Kyoto study why some teenagers show addictive behaviour around social media within weeks of getting a phone.

collocation: addictive behaviour

同義詞

文法句型

addictive personality

addictive behaviour

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: here the adjective describes the person or their traits ('addictive personality / behaviour / tendencies'), not a drug or activity. Almost always appears before a noun, not after 'be'.

常見錯誤

❌My brother is addictive.
✅My brother has an addictive personality.
💡saying a person 'is addictive' suggests other people get hooked on them; use a noun phrase to describe the trait.