1MDDif a substance, especially a drug, is addictive, your body starts to need it regularly and you are unable to stop taking it 使人成瘾的
Tobacco is highly addictive.
烟草很容易使人上瘾。
2LIKE somebody OR somethingan activity that is addictive is so enjoyable that you do not want to stop 使人入迷的,使人沉溺其中的
It started as a hobby, but it got so addictive I had to keep on doing it.
开始时只是爱好,但它让人如此着迷,我只得继续下去。
addictive arcade games
使人入迷的游戏厅游戏
Examples from the Corpus
addictive• Crack is a cheaper, smokable form which is powerfully addictive.• Humphrey claims that the tobaccoindustryhidevidence that cigarettes were addictive.• The caffeine in coffee is mildly addictive.• Golf can be addictive and time-consuming.• Addictivebehaviour is used just as addictive substances are used by people who are prone to addictive disease.• At the age of twenty, after a life of violent and addictive behaviour, the girl, Nancy, was murdered.• Alcoholism and other forms of addictive disease are more probably born rather than made.• What happens to children bought up in families in which there is an addictive disease?• Nicotine in cigarettes is an addictive drug.• Most addictive drugs are illegal.• It can be addictive, for power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.• Crack is a highly addictive form of cocaine.• He found it addictive, stimulating, endlessly absorbing, and he allowed nothing-certainly no personalinvolvements - to distract him.
➡ See also the entry for regular另见regular条addictive ♦︎ obsessive ♦︎ compulsive ♦︎ obsessional ♦︎ consumingThese words all describe behaviour that is difficult or impossible to stop or control.这些词均表示上瘾的、着迷的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆obsessive / compulsive / obsessional about sth◆the addictive / obsessive / compulsive nature of sth◆addictive / obsessive / compulsive / obsessional behaviour◆an obsessive / a compulsive / a consuming need / desire◆almost obsessive / compulsive / obsessional■addictive əˈdɪktɪv (of a drug or activity) making you want or enjoy it more and more and therefore difficult to give up(毒品)使人上瘾的;(活动)使人入迷的◆Tobacco is highly addictive.烟草很容易使人上瘾。◆The game is very addictive.这个游戏很令人着迷。◆Some people have an addictive personality(= they easily get addicted to things).有些人容易对事物成瘾。 see also addict ⇨ fan■obsessive əbˈsesɪv (disapproving) thinking too much about one particular person or thing; showing this迷恋的;痴迷的◆An obsessive fan was making the singer's life a misery.一名痴迷的歌迷搞得这个歌手的生活苦不堪言。◆He's becoming more and more obsessive about punctuality.他对守时要求越来越过分了。◆The play is about obsessive jealousy.这部戏剧讲的是嫉妒成性的故事。▸obsessively
adverb
◆She was obsessively tidy.她整洁得要命。■compulsive kəmˈpʌlsɪv (of behaviour) difficult to stop or control(行为)成瘾的,难以控制的◆His family had been unaware of his compulsive gambling.他的家人不知道他赌博成瘾。▸compulsively
adverb
◆He was compulsively generous.他总忍不住慷慨解囊。■obsessional əbˈseʃənl (formalormedical医学) obsessive迷恋的;痴迷的◆She is obsessional about cleanliness.她有洁癖。◆They were receiving medical treatment for obsessional symptoms.他们正接受强迫症症状的治疗。NOTE辨析 Obsessive or obsessional?Both these words can describe people or behaviour but obsessional is more usual in medical contexts.这两个词都可描述人或行为,但obsessional较常用于医学语境。■consumingkənˈsjuːmɪŋ; NAmEkənˈsuːmɪŋ [only before noun](of a feeling or interest) so strong or important that it takes up all your time and energy(感情或兴趣)强烈的,令人痴迷的◆They both had a consuming interest in cricket.他们俩都对板球着迷。◆Theatre was his consuming passion.戏剧令他着迷。