Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7952
alcoholic
/ˌælkəˈhɒlik/
noun
酗酒者；酒鬼；酒精成瘾者
a person who is addicted to alcohol and cannot stop drinking
- 1.
A person who is addicted to alcohol.
酗酒成瘾的人。
- 2.
One who abuses alcohol.
滥用酒精的人。
酗酒成瘾的人。；滥用酒精的人。；酒鬼；酒精中毒者
In use
My uncle has been an alcoholic for over ten years, but he is finally seeking help.
The clinic offers free counseling for alcoholics and their families.
She admitted that she was an alcoholic and decided to quit drinking.
Connections
Collocations
- recovering alcoholic
- 戒酒中的酗酒者
- He is a recovering alcoholic who attends meetings daily.他是一名戒酒中的酗酒者，每天参加会议。
- functioning alcoholic
- 功能正常的酗酒者
- She was a functioning alcoholic who held down a job.她是一名功能正常的酗酒者，还能保住工作。
- chronic alcoholic
- 慢性酗酒者
- Chronic alcoholics often require medical detoxification.慢性酗酒者通常需要医学解毒。
- heavy alcoholic
- 重度酗酒者
- Heavy alcoholics may experience severe withdrawal symptoms.重度酗酒者可能会经历严重的戒断症状。
- former alcoholic
- 前酗酒者
- As a former alcoholic, he now advocates for sobriety.作为前酗酒者，他现在倡导清醒。
- sober alcoholic
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 alcoholic 拆成 alcohol（酒精）+ ic（人），记住：离不开酒精的人就是酗酒者。
Context & Register
常见场景：medical diagnosis、casual conversation 该词在医学诊断和日常对话中都较常见，语域介于正式与非正式之间，具体取决于使用场景。
Grammar Note
可数名词，指酗酒者。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与alcoholic (/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/)押韵的词有colic, melancholic, frolic, bucolic (它们都有/ɒlɪk/发音)。注意academic和aromatic虽然也以-ic结尾，但重读音节不同，发音不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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