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possess vt.拥有；持有；支配 (1) 不同的工作者有不同的技能。(2) 警察问我是否有枪。(3) 她被致富的欲望所支配。 Related words are possessive (describing those who hold onto people or things in a controlling way), and possessed, as in a person being possessed by an idea or even by a demon. This verb is from Middle French possesser "to own," from Latin possidēre, from potis "able, having the power" plus sedēre "to sit."

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英 [pə'zes] 美 [pə'zes] (1) Different workers possess different skills.(2) The police asked me if I possessed a gun.(3) She was possessed by the desire to be rich. To possess something is to have or own it. You can possess a physical object, you can possess a particular quality or skill, or you can possess control or influence over someone. 1[VERB 动词]占有；拥有 If you possess something, you have it or own it.   [V n]  [no passive]He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon...他随后被逮捕，并被控拥有攻击性武器。He is said to possess a fortune of more than two-and-a-half-thousand million dollars.据说他拥有超出25亿美元的财富。2[VERB 动词]具备，具有（特定品质、才能等） If someone or something possesses a particular quality, ability, or feature, they have it.   [V n]  [no cont]  [FORMAL 正式]...individuals who are deemed to possess the qualities of sense, loyalty and discretion...被认为具备了理性、忠诚和判断力的人This figure has long been held to possess miraculous power.这个数字长时间以来都被认为拥有神奇的力量。3[VERB 动词]（情感或信仰）影响，控制 If a feeling or belief possesses you, it strongly influences your thinking or behaviour.   [V n]  [LITERARY 文]Absolute terror possessed her...她恐惧到了极点。Tsvetayeva was possessed by a frenzied urge to get out of Moscow.茨维塔耶娃内心有一种想要离开莫斯科的狂热冲动。4See also:possessed；  5[PHRASE 短语]（表示惊讶）是什么驱使…（干…），是什么促使…（做…） If you ask what possessed someone to do something, you are emphasizing your great surprise that they have done something which you consider foolish or dangerous.   [V inflects]  [feelings]What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him?究竟是什么让她同意嫁给他的？

英语单词	possess
英美音标	英 [pə'zes] 美 [pə'zes]
中文释义	vt.拥有；持有；支配
英语例句	(1) Different workers possess different skills. (2) The police asked me if I possessed a gun. (3) She was possessed by the desire to be rich.
中文例句	(1) 不同的工作者有不同的技能。 (2) 警察问我是否有枪。 (3) 她被致富的欲望所支配。
vocabulary简明	To possess something is to have or own it. You can possess a physical object, you can possess a particular quality or skill, or you can possess control or influence over someone.
vocabulary扩展	Related words are possessive (describing those who hold onto people or things in a controlling way), and possessed, as in a person being possessed by an idea or even by a demon. This verb is from Middle French possesser "to own," from Latin possidēre, from potis "able, having the power" plus sedēre "to sit."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]占有；拥有 If you possess something, you have it or own it. [V n] [no passive] He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon... 他随后被逮捕，并被控拥有攻击性武器。 He is said to possess a fortune of more than two-and-a-half-thousand million dollars. 据说他拥有超出25亿美元的财富。 2 [VERB 动词]具备，具有（特定品质、才能等） If someone or something possesses a particular quality, ability, or feature, they have it. [V n] [no cont] [FORMAL 正式] ...individuals who are deemed to possess the qualities of sense, loyalty and discretion... 被认为具备了理性、忠诚和判断力的人 This figure has long been held to possess miraculous power. 这个数字长时间以来都被认为拥有神奇的力量。 3 [VERB 动词]（情感或信仰）影响，控制 If a feeling or belief possesses you, it strongly influences your thinking or behaviour. [V n] [LITERARY 文] Absolute terror possessed her... 她恐惧到了极点。 Tsvetayeva was possessed by a frenzied urge to get out of Moscow. 茨维塔耶娃内心有一种想要离开莫斯科的狂热冲动。 4 See also:possessed ； 5 [PHRASE 短语]（表示惊讶）是什么驱使…（干…），是什么促使…（做…） If you ask what possessed someone to do something, you are emphasizing your great surprise that they have done something which you consider foolish or dangerous. [V inflects] [feelings] What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him? 究竟是什么让她同意嫁给他的？

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