[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)着迷;(使)迷恋;(使)心神不宁 If something obsesses you or if you obsess about something, you keep thinking about it and find it difficult to think about anything else.
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I must admit that maps obsess me...
我得承认我对地图十分着迷。
A string of scandals is obsessing America...
美国正被一系列丑闻所困扰。
She stopped drinking but began obsessing about her weight...
她戒了酒,但又开始执著于体重问题。
I started obsessing that Trish might die.
我开始心神不宁,想着特里希可能会死。
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ob·sess/əbˈses; NAmEəbˈses/verb1[transitive , usually passive ]obsesssb to completely fill your mind so that you cannot think of anything else, in a way that is not normal 使痴迷;使迷恋;使着迷◆He's obsessed by computers.他迷上了电脑。◆She's completely obsessed with him.他让她神魂颠倒。◆The need to produce the most exciting newspaper story obsesses most journalists.大多数记者梦寐以求的就是要写出最撼动人心的新闻报道来。2[intransitive ]obsess(about sth) to be always talking or worrying about a particular thing, especially when this annoys other people 唠叨;挂牵;念念不忘◆I think you should try to stop obsessing about food.我看你该歇歇了,别没完没了地唠叨吃的东西。obsessobsessesobsessedobsessingob·sess/əbˈses; NAmEəbˈses/
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obsessob‧sess /əbˈses/ ●○○ verb
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1[transitive] if something or someone obsesses you, you think or worry about them all the time and you cannot think about anything else – used to show disapprovalbe obsessed by/with something/somebody A lot of young girls are obsessed by their weight. Jody’s been obsessed with some lifeguard for months.GRAMMARObsess is usually passive in this meaning.2 be obsessing about/over something/somebody informal to think about something or someone much more than is necessary or sensible: Stop obsessing about your hair. It’s fine.
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