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Obsession əbˈseʃn Extreme Unhealthy Person N Noun Normal

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[N-VAR 可变名词]着迷;困扰;强迫观念 If you say that someone has an obsession with a person or thing, you think they are spending too much time thinking about them.
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  • She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher...

    她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

  • 95% of patients know their obsessions are irrational.

    95%的病人都知道他们的痴迷是不理智的。


Oxford ob·ses·sion / əbˈseʃn ; NAmE əbˈseʃn / noun 1 [uncountable ] the state in which a person's mind is completely filled with thoughts of one particular thing or person in a way that is not normal 痴迷;着魔;困扰 Her fear of flying is bordering on obsession. 她怕乘飞机几乎到了不可救药的地步。 obsessionwith sb/sth The media's obsession with the young prince continues. 新闻媒体继续对年轻的王子作连篇累牍的报道。 2 [countable ] obsession(with sb) a person or thing that sb thinks about too much 使人痴迷的人(或物) Fitness has become an obsession with him. 他迷上了健身。 obsession obsessions ob·ses·sion / əbˈseʃn ; NAmE əbˈseʃn /
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obsessionob‧ses‧sion /əbˈseʃən/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]
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an extreme unhealthy interest in something or worry about something, which stops you from thinking about anything else:  Gambling became an obsession, and he eventually lost everything.obsession with an unhealthy obsession with being thin The current obsession with exam results is actually harming children’s education. The game pachinko became a national obsession. He has an enthusiasm for art, to the point of obsession in my opinion. She looked after him with a devotion bordering on obsession.obsessional adjectiveCOLLOCATIONSverbsbecome an obsession· For Rosie, losing weight had become an obsession.have an obsession· The poet seems to have an obsession with death.border on/upon obsession (=be almost as extreme as an obsession)· Sometimes his tidiness bordered on obsession.adjectivesa national obsession (=an obsession that the whole country has)· In Britain, the weather is a national obsession.an unhealthy obsession (=an obsession that is not normal)· Our society seems to have an unhealthy obsession with staying young.a dangerous obsession· Mark had a dangerous obsession with fast cars.a sexual obsession· Sexual obsessions can take many forms.the modern obsession with something· the modern obsession with celebrities' livesphrasesbe something of an obsession (=be almost as strong as an obsession)· The case became something of an obsession with him.to the point of obsession (=used to say that something has stopped being a normal interest and become an extreme one)· She was protective of her children, to the point of obsession.be in the grip of an obsession (=have extreme feelings of interest in something or someone)· At 15 I met Heather and instantly fell into the grip of an obsession.
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n.痴迷;困扰;[内科][心理] 强迫观念

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