workaholic
workaholic — noun
1. someone who feels a strong, often uncontrollable need to work all the time, even
someone who feels a strong, often uncontrollable need to work all the time, even when it harms their health, relationships, or personal life
Mayumi realised she had become a workaholic when she started sleeping at the office.
collocation: become a workaholic
The doctor told Vinícius that his heart problems were caused by being a workaholic.
collocation: being a workaholic + cause-and-effect
Reema's family complained that her workaholic habits left no time for them.
A therapist helped Folake understand why she had turned into a workaholic.
Liang's colleagues called him a workaholic because he never took a single day off.
- workhorse
someone who works hard without complaint, but without the compulsive or negative connotation of a workaholic
- busy bee
informal, describes someone always busy, but lacks the sense of addiction or harm
- perfectionist
focuses on doing things perfectly, not necessarily on working long hours
文法句型
workaholic + noun (attributive use)
become / turn into + a workaholic
用法筆記
Commonly carries a negative or self-critical tone in informal contexts. Describes someone whose work habits are seen as excessive rather than simply dedicated.
常見錯誤
❖ 'My boss is a workaholic person.' ✅ 'My boss is a workaholic.' — workaholic already means a person, so adding 'person' is redundant.
❖ 'He is a workaholic of programming.' ✅ 'He is a workaholic about programming.' or 'He is a programming workaholic.' — workaholic does not take 'of'; use an adjective or 'about' instead.