addict名词
“Addict”,n. 有瘾的人
下面是一些常见的固定搭配和用法:
1. Drug addict: 药物成瘾者。这种冠以“药物”的定语,通常就是指成瘾于非合法性质的药物比如海洛因、可卡因等。
例如:
a. Every year, countless drug addicts go to rehab to overcome their addiction. (每年都有无数的药物成瘾者去戒毒中心努力戒除成瘾。)
b. She was a drug addict for five years before finally getting clean. (她渴望战胜药物成瘾,花了五年终于脱离了药物的依赖。)
2. Game addict: 游戏成瘾者。使用“游戏”的定语后,主要是用于形容长期沉迷于视频游戏或在线游戏的人。
例如:
a. My cousin is such a game addict, he spends every free moment playing online games. (我的表弟很沉迷于游戏,每个空闲的时刻都在玩游戏。)
b. For a while, I was a game addict too, but then I realized it was taking over my life. (有一段时间,我也是游戏成瘾者,但后来意识到它正影响我个人生活。)
3. Shopaholic: 痴迷购物者。这个搭配通常用于指那些无法摆脱购物欲望的人。
例如:
a. My aunt is a total shopaholic, every time she goes out she comes back with bags full of clothes. (我的姨妈非常痴迷购物,每次出门她都会带回满满的衣服袋子。)
b. I was a shopaholic for a while, but then I realized that I was spending more money than I had. (我曾经一度非常痴迷于购物,但后来我意识到自己花了比自己有的钱更多的钱。)
4. Alcoholics / Alcohol addict: 酗酒成瘾者/醉酒成瘾者。这个搭配通常用于那些经常饮酒、或者已经沉迷于饮酒之中的人。
例如:
a. Alcoholics Anonymous is an organization dedicated to helping alcoholics overcome their addiction. (匿名酒精戒断协会致力于帮助酒精成瘾者克服成瘾。)
b. He was an alcohol addict for many years but then he went to rehab and got clean. (他长达多年都是个醉酒成瘾者,但后来他去了康复中心并戒除酒瘾。)