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be a workaholic
可数名词，常与 be 连用，泛指时用不定冠词 a。
He is a workaholic and checks work emails on weekends.
他是个工作狂，周末也查看工作邮件。
工作狂；工作迷
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工作狂；工作迷
person with a compulsive need to work
He is a workaholic and checks work emails on weekends.
他是个工作狂，周末也查看工作邮件。
感到被迫过度工作的人,包括在家时也如此。
A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.
工作狂
person with a compulsive need to work
My brother is such a workaholic that he checks his email even during dinner.
我哥哥是个不折不扣的工作狂，连吃晚饭时都在查邮件。
After years as a workaholic, she finally learned to take weekends off.
当了多年工作狂之后，她终于学会了周末休息。
The office is full of workaholics who stay late every night.
办公室里满是为工作拼命的人，他们每天晚上都待到很晚。
可数名词，常与 be 连用，泛指时用不定冠词 a。
He is a workaholic and checks work emails on weekends.
他是个工作狂，周末也查看工作邮件。
who 引导的定语从句说明这类人的典型行为。
A workaholic who never takes a break is likely to burn out.
从不休息的工作狂很可能会精疲力竭。
强调外力导致的状态转变，也可用 become 表达主动变化。
The high-pressure job slowly turned him into a workaholic.
这份高压工作慢慢把他变成了工作狂。
Not this
My boss is workaholic.
Use this
My boss is a workaholic.
workaholic 是可数名词，表示“工作狂”这个人，不能像形容词一样直接作表语，前面需要加冠词 a；改为 a workaholic 后句子才完整。
Not this
He suffers from workaholic.
Use this
He suffers from workaholism.
workaholic 指人（工作狂），而 workaholism 才指“工作成瘾”这种状态；suffer from 后面应接表示疾病或状态的名词 workaholism。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
自称工作狂的人
He is a self-confessed workaholic who often sleeps at the office.
他是个自称工作狂的人，经常睡在办公室。
工作狂倾向
Her workaholic tendencies made it hard for her to relax.
她的工作狂倾向让她很难放松。
正在改正的工作狂
As a recovering workaholic, she now schedules time for friends.
作为一个正在改正的工作狂，她现在会安排时间见朋友。
不折不扣的工作狂
Only a true workaholic would check emails at midnight.
只有不折不扣的工作狂才会在半夜查收邮件。
工作狂文化
The company's workaholic culture pushes employees to overwork.
公司的工作狂文化迫使员工过度工作。
我是个工作狂，但我正在努力改正。
She is a workaholic who even checks work emails on vacation.
她是个工作狂，度假时也查看工作邮件。
我是个工作狂。
The dancer jumped and sang 'I'm a workaholic' at the concert.
舞者在音乐会上边跳边唱‘我是个工作狂’。
Use workaholic naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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把 work（工作）和 alcoholic（酗酒者）拼在一起：像离不开酒一样离不开工作，就是工作狂。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、职场交流、自我描述与评论 该词通常属于非正式用语，多用于日常对话和职场交流，带有一点诙谐或轻微批评的意味；在比较正式的文章中也可出现，但口语和闲聊中更常见。
与 alcoholic、shopaholic、chocoholic 押韵（都以 /hɑlɪk/ 结尾）。Catholic 和 holistic 拼写相似但读音不同，注意区分。
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