A workaholic is someone who works far too much and cannot easily stop — not just a busy person, but someone whose working has taken over the rest of their life. The key idea is that it is a habit they cannot control: a workaholic checks email in bed, takes the laptop on holiday, feels uncomfortable doing nothing.

A workaholic is someone who works far too much and cannot easily stopworkaholic 是指工作過度、很難停下來的人——not just a busy person不只是個大忙人, but someone whose working has taken over the rest of their life而是工作已經佔據了他生活其他部分的人。The key idea is that it is a habit they cannot control關鍵在於這是一種他們無法控制的習慣：a workaholic checks email in bed, takes the laptop on holiday, feels uncomfortable doing nothingworkaholic 會在床上查信、放假還帶著筆電、什麼都不做就渾身不自在。

It is a noun (he's a workaholic) and can be used before another noun too (a workaholic father).

It is a noun (he's a workaholic)這個字是名詞（he's a workaholic 他是工作狂）, and can be used before another noun too (a workaholic father)也可以放在另一個名詞前面用（a workaholic father 工作狂爸爸）。

The feeling of the word depends a lot on who says it. Spoken about yourself, it is often half a boast — "I'm a bit of a workaholic" can mean "I am dedicated." Spoken by a family member, it is a complaint: it usually means the person is not there for the people at home. In careful writing about health, it is closer to a real problem, near words like burnout and addiction.

The feeling of the word depends a lot on who says it這個字的語感很看是誰在說。Spoken about yourself說自己的時候, it is often half a boast常常有點半自誇的意味——"I'm a bit of a workaholic" can mean "I am dedicated"『I'm a bit of a workaholic』可以是在說「我很敬業」。Spoken by a family member家人說的話, it is a complaint則是在抱怨：it usually means the person is not there for the people at home通常是指這個人沒空陪家裡的人。In careful writing about health在講健康的正式文章裡, it is closer to a real problem這個字比較接近真正的問題, near words like burnout and addiction跟 burnout（過勞）、addiction（成癮）這類字很接近。

It is informal, and very common in everyday talk, in Taiwan too. Note that it says nothing about being good at the job — a workaholic may be excellent or simply unable to let go.

It is informal, and very common in everyday talk, in Taiwan too這個字很口語，在日常對話裡很常見，台灣也一樣。Note that it says nothing about being good at the job要注意它完全沒有說這個人工作能力好不好——a workaholic may be excellent or simply unable to let goworkaholic 可能很優秀，也可能只是放不下工作。