核心畫面
You can picture addiction as a rope that only pulls one way: something has hold of you, and stopping is not simply a matter of deciding to stop. The word names that pull. In its full weight it describes a body and mind that depend on a drug; the same word is also used lightly, for a TV series or a snack, borrowing the shape of the pull without the danger.
可以想成一條只朝一個方向拉的繩子：有樣東西抓住你了，而「停下來」不是決定一下就辦得到的事。這個字命名的就是那股拉力。…更多收起
可以想成一條只朝一個方向拉的繩子：有樣東西抓住你了，而「停下來」不是決定一下就辦得到的事。這個字命名的就是那股拉力。用在最重的地方，它講的是身體和心理都依賴某種藥物；同一個字也會被輕輕地拿來講一齣影集、一種零食，借的是那股拉力的形狀，不帶原本的危險。原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
addictionnoun/əˈdɪkˌʃən/
- 1
medicinesciencesA state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
- Do your lethal addictions to self-prescriptions numb the ache of the darkest days?
- 2
The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
- 3
A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
- 4
A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.
- His addiction was to courses vain.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。