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    addiction

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Drug culture
    ad·dic·tion /əˈdɪkʃən/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]  1  MDDADDICTEDthe need to take a harmful drug regularly, without being able to stop 瘾drug/heroin/alcohol etc addiction 毒瘾/海洛因瘾/酒瘾等addiction to addiction to alcohol 酒瘾2. a strong desire to do or have something regularly 入迷，嗜好
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    addiction• Twenty-five percent were there for drug and alcohol addiction.• Some weight problems are caused by an addiction to sugar and fat.• Where is the dividing line between normal use and addiction?• It is through changing them in a more fundamental way that the drugs cause addiction.• Drug addiction is now the biggest social problem in American cities.• drug addiction• Eventually she managed to overcome her addiction to alcohol.• Initially, therefore, it is necessary to concentrate on the primary substance or process of addiction because this may be life-threatening.• In her study of 496 heavy computer users, she said pathological gambling is the closest type of addiction.• But it will not tell addiction professionals how to deal better with addicts and alcoholics.drug/heroin/alcohol etc addiction• Many are afflicted by alcoholism, drug addiction, and depression.• Twenty-five percent were there for drug and alcohol addiction.• Black poverty remains; family breakdown, drug addiction and violence have worsened.• Furthermore, because alcohol and other mood-altering chemicals are cross-addictive, we shall probably always have drug addiction as well.• That included his descent into drug addiction and his relationship with his father, the Duke of Marlborough.• The woman is understood to have a background of drug addiction.• The vast majority of alcohol addiction cases came from men older than 40 and women over 35, he said.• It is often thought that drug addiction is a failure of will-power and is evidence of a weak will or inadequate personality.
    ad·dic·tion nounChineseSyllable
    regularly, to the a Corpus need take without harmful drug


    addiction
    ad‧dic‧tion /əˈdɪkʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
    1. the need to take a harmful drug regularly, without being able to stop
        drug/heroin/alcohol etc addiction
        addiction to
        addiction to alcohol
    2. a strong desire to do or have something regularly


    ad·dic·tionBrE /əˈdɪkʃn/ 🔊NAmE /əˈdɪkʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] the condition of being addicted to sth 瘾；入迷；嗜好◆cocaine addiction可卡因瘾◆~ to sth He is now fighting his addiction to alcohol. 他现在正努力戒酒。🔊🔊<titled tranID="32" status="2">Illnesses<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>疾病</chn></titled>

    Becoming ill 生病

    • catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(BrE) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug 染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病
    • get (BrE) ill/(NAmE) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 患病／艾滋病／乳腺癌／感冒／流感／偏头痛
    • come down with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu 得了感冒／流感
    • contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS 感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病
    • be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV 受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染
    • develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis 患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状
    • have a heart attack/a stroke 心脏病／中风发作
    • provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction 引起／产生过敏反应
    • block/burst/rupture a blood vessel 使血管阻塞／破裂
    • damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon 损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱

    Being ill 病了

    • feel (BrE) ill/sick/nauseous/queasy 感到不适／想吐／恶心
    • be running (BrE) a temperature/(NAmE) a fever 发烧
    • have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(BrE) a high temperature/(NAmE) a fever 患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧
    • suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder 患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱
    • be laid up with/ (BrE) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine 因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息
    • nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover 调治感冒／头痛／宿醉
    • battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism 与癌症／抑郁症作斗争；戒瘾；戒酒

    Treatments 治疗

    • examine a patient 给病人做检查
    • diagnose a condition/disease/disorder 诊断疾病
    • be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia 诊断为癌症／糖尿病／精神分裂症
    • prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics 开／得到／服用药／药片／止痛药／抗生素
    • treat sb for cancer/depression/shock 治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克
    • have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer 接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗
    • have/be given an injection/(BrE) a flu jab/(NAmE) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray 打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光
    • cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient 治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人
    • prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs 防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害
    • be vaccinated against the flu/(BrE) flu/the measles/(BrE) measles/polio/smallpox 接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗
    • enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease 增加对疾病的免疫力