Instead of giving people practice, the gradual reduction likely gave them cravings ( ' , 瘾) and withdrawal symptoms before they even reached quit day, which could be why fewer people in that group actually made it to that point.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
Instead of giving people practice, the gradual reduction likely gave them cravings 瘾 and withdrawal symptoms before they even reached quit day, which could be why fewer people in that group actually made it to that point.
2017年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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渴望;热望
If you crave something, you want to have it very much.