addict
addict
ad.dict AHD[…-d¹kt“] DJ[*6d!kt] KK[*6d!kt]AHD[²d“¹kt]
v.tr.（及物动词） ad.dict.ed,ad.dict.ing,ad.dicts
1.To devote or give (oneself) habitually or compulsively:
使沉溺，热衷于：习惯性或强制性地专心于或给（自己）：
She was addicted to rock music.
她热衷于摇滚乐
2.To cause to become compulsively and physiologically dependent on a habit-forming substance:
使成瘾：使强制性地或从生理上依赖于形成习惯的物质：
He was addicted to cocaine.
他吸可卡因上瘾
n.（名词）
1.One who is addicted, as to narcotics.
有瘾的人，嗜毒者：对诸如麻醉剂上瘾的人
2.A devoted believer or follower:
入迷的人，热衷者：虔诚的信仰者或追随者：
“We are all . . . addicts of change”(&b{Christopher Lasch})
“我们都是…变化的追随者”(克里斯托夫·拉希)
ORIGIN
1.Latinaddīcere addīct- [to sentence]
拉丁语addīcere addīct- [宣判]
2.ad- [ad-]
ad- [前缀，表“朝向”]
3.dīcere [to adjudge] * see deik-
dīcere [判决；宣告] *参见 deik-
DERIVATIVES
▪addic“tive adj.（形容词）
