hooked

夢中になっている、はまっている

何かがとても好きで、繰り返し楽しみたくなる状態。

やさしい英語で： So interested in something that you keep wanting to do or enjoy it.

• I am hooked on this game.
• The first chapter had me hooked.
• She got hooked on swimming last summer.

使い方： be hooked on something (I am hooked on this new series.)

類義語： obsessed, captivated

よく使う表現： hooked on something, get hooked, completely hooked

依存している

有害な物の使用や行動をやめられない状態。

やさしい英語で： Unable to stop using a harmful substance or doing a harmful activity.

• She became hooked on nicotine.
• He is hooked on gambling.
• It took years to stop being hooked on drugs.

使い方： be hooked on something (He was hooked on cigarettes for years.)

類義語： addicted, dependent

よく使う表現： hooked on drugs, hooked on nicotine, get hooked

鉤状の、曲がった

先端がかぎのように大きく曲がっていること。

やさしい英語で： Having an end that bends sharply around.

• The bird has a hooked beak.
• He drew a face with a hooked nose.
• The cat caught the fabric with its hooked claws.

類義語： curved

反対語： straight

よく使う表現： hooked beak, hooked nose, hooked claws