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单词 addictive
释义
addictive
adjective
uk
/əˈdɪk.tɪv/us
/əˈdɪk.tɪv/
C1
An addictivedrugis one that you cannotstoptakingonceyou havestarted:
使人上瘾的
Tobacco ishighlyaddictive.烟草极易使人上瘾。
C1
An addictiveactivityorfoodis one that you cannotstopdoing oreatingonceyou havestarted:
（活动或食品）使人上瘾的，使人入迷的
Theproblemwithvideogamesis that they're addictive.电子游戏的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
Thesenutsare addictive - I can'tstopeatingthem.这些坚果让人上瘾，我一吃就停不住嘴。
addictive personality
a set ofcharacteristicsthatmeanthat you veryquicklybecomeaddictedtodrugs,food,alcohol, etc.:
（非常容易对毒品、食物、酒等上瘾的）成瘾个性，成瘾人格
He's got an addictivepersonality.他具有成瘾人格。
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  • Why do someindividualssufferfrom addictiveproblemsmore thanothers?
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addictiveness
(Definition ofaddictivefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofaddictive

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It is precisely this open-endedness which gives online self-representational writing its fascinating, sometimes evenaddictivequality.
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No significant change in the regulatory regime governing cigarettes occurred as a result of the successful characterisation of cigarettes asaddictive.
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A thrilling powerhouse of a scherzo, this self-contained, self-generating piledriver of a piece isaddictiveand riveting - in every sense.
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We are, then in the business of selling nicotine, anaddictivedrug effective in the release of stress mechanisms.
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A common theme in these criticisms is that aid is like a narcotic, fosteringaddictivebehaviour among states that receive it.
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First, they challenged the idea that smokers exercised choice either by emphasising theaddictivenature of cigarettes or characterising smoking as an illness.
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Efforts to characterise cigarette smoking asaddictivehave formed an important part in the campaign to transform the debate about smoking.
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The counseling groups were led by certified drug clinicians and focused on information on the unfolding of addictions and pitfalls ofaddictivebehaviors.
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In addition to these direct, performance-impairing effects, substance use may cause psychosocial consequences through a simpleaddictivemodel.
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Many patients believe the drug to be highlyaddictiveand are therefore reluctant to take it for their pain.
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Studies of the effects ofaddictivedrugs suggest that they work by directly stimulating neural mechanisms that are associated with desiring or 'wanting'.
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The fact that nicotine is so highlyaddictiveis probably the greatest barrier to smoking cessation, argues this author.
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Asaddictivedrugs are consumed, increasing neural activity in the mesolimbic system stimulates reward pathways, thereby attenuating the dysphoria associated with drug abstinence and withdrawal.
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When exposed to theseaddictivesubstances, tolerance builds up within certain neurotransmitters.
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The industry feared that this privileged regulatory position would be threatened if cigarettes were shown to beaddictive.
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