addictive
UK/ə'dɪktɪv/US/ә'diktiv/
TOEFLB2
Definitions
adj.
Causing addiction; very enjoyable and hard to stop
使人上瘾的；令人欲罢不能的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedad-to, toward, near
+
-ivetending to, having the nature of
=addictive
addict + -ive (tending to) = tending to cause addiction. Used both literally (an addictive drug) and loosely (an addictive game).
Root dic still carries 82 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.highly addictive极易上瘾的
- 2.addictive substance致瘾物质
- 3.addictive behavior成瘾行为
Example Sentences
- 1.
Sugar can be surprisingly addictive.
- 2.
Be careful — this game is dangerously addictive.