addict

addict — 名詞

1. someone whose body or mind has come to need a harmful substance — typically a dr

1.名詞B2
釋義

成癮者

對藥物或菸酒等有害物質產生依賴的人

someone whose body or mind has come to need a harmful substance — typically a drug, alcohol, or nicotine — so badly that quitting feels almost impossible without help.

例句

The clinic in Taipei treats heroin addicts with daily methadone and weekly counselling sessions.

台北那家診所每天用美沙酮、每週搭配心理諮商，治療海洛因成癮者。

noun phrase: [drug] + addict

Noa had been a heavy smoker for thirty years and finally admitted he was a nicotine addict.

Noa 抽菸抽了三十年，終於承認自己是個尼古丁成癮者。

be + a/an + [substance] + addict

同義詞
  • junkie

    informal and often offensive; usually for hard-drug users

  • user

    neutral, drug-related, often paired with 'drug user'

  • substance abuser

    clinical / formal register

文法句型

a [drug/heroin/cocaine] addict

用法筆記

Often preceded by the name of the substance (heroin, alcohol, nicotine) or by 'recovering' / 'former'. Can carry stigma — clinical writing increasingly prefers 'a person with a substance use disorder'.

常見錯誤

❌He is addict.
✅He is an addict.
💡countable noun, needs a/an or the.
❌She is addict to heroin.
✅She is addicted to heroin.
💡use the adjective 'addicted' + to, not the noun, when describing the state.

2. someone who loves a hobby, food, or activity so much that they can hardly go a d

2.名詞B2
釋義

迷；狂熱者

極度沉迷某事物的人，多半帶點誇張語氣

someone who loves a hobby, food, or activity so much that they can hardly go a day without it — used in a playful, exaggerated way rather than literally.

例句

Yara is a total chocolate addict and keeps three different bars in her desk drawer.

Yara 是個十足的巧克力迷，辦公桌抽屜裡永遠放著三條不同口味的巧克力。

informal exaggeration: [thing] + addict

My uncle is a golf addict who plays every weekend, even in heavy rain.

我叔叔是個高爾夫狂熱者，每個週末都去打球，下大雨也照打。

同義詞
  • fanatic

    shows even stronger devotion, sometimes obsessive

  • enthusiast

    more neutral and respectful, fits formal writing

  • buff

    informal; suggests deep knowledge of a subject

文法句型

a [hobby/activity] addict

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this use is light-hearted and almost always marked by a non-substance noun ('chocolate', 'shopping', 'gym'). Listeners do not understand it as a real medical condition.

常見錯誤

❌I am addict of chocolate.
✅I am a chocolate addict.
💡the noun before 'addict' acts like an adjective; no preposition needed.

addict — 動詞