Word · Frequency #24629
workaholic
工作狂；工作迷
person with a compulsive need to work
- 1.
A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.
感到被迫过度工作的人,包括在家时也如此。
- 2.
person with a compulsive need to work
工作狂
感到被迫过度工作的人,包括在家时也如此。；工作狂；工作迷；醉心于工作的人；[法] 为免遭辞退而工作过份卖力的人
In use
My brother is such a workaholic that he checks his email even during dinner.
After years as a workaholic, she finally learned to take weekends off.
The office is full of workaholics who stay late every night.
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。
a workaholic who ...
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。
turn someone into a workaholic
强调外力导致的状态转变，也可用 become 表达主动变化。
Connections
Collocations
- self-confessed workaholic
- 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。
- workaholic tendencies
- 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。
- recovering workaholic
- 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。
- a true workaholic
- 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。
- workaholic culture
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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