addict /ә'dikt/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
• (n.) someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
• (v.) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

Chinese translation

• vt. 使沉溺, 使上瘾
• n. 入迷的人, 上瘾者

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/ә'dikt/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.68 · Super Rare

Word forms

addicted, addicting, addicts

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Related words

addicted · addition · additional · addictive · additive

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