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Obsess   [V Ing Besiege N I əb'ses Vt.迷住,使困扰

英语单词 obsess
英美音标 [əb'ses]
中文释义 vt.迷住,使困扰
vocab简明 If you obsess about something, you constantly think about it, like kids who obsess about their grades so much, they get upset before every test.
vocab扩展 Obsess comes from the Latin word obsessus, which means to besiege, the way obsessive thoughts can besiege, or attack, your mind. You can obsess about something, like the tiny spot on your shoes that no one can even see, or be obsessed, or haunted or preoccupied by something. For example, the memory of a big, delicious dinner could obsess a hungry man.
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[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。

来源 2009.4

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