possess

单词辨析:

have enjoy hold own possess 【导航词义:有】
have v. [尤英]有,拥有
〔辨析〕

又作 have got, 指拥有某物并可随时使用,作此义解时,通常用于口语;也指具有某种外表、特性、特征等或包括某物在内。

〔例证〕

He has brown eyes.

他眼睛是棕色的。

He has a house in the country.

他在乡下有一所房子。

The bottle still has beer in it.

瓶子里还有啤酒。

The masses have boundless creative power.

群众有无限的创造力。

enjoy v. [正式]拥有,享有
〔辨析〕

通常指享有声誉、权利、利益等好的东西。

〔例证〕

We all enjoy free medical care.

我们都享有公费医疗。

The people there enjoy extensive democracy and freedom.

那里的人们享有广泛的民主和自由。

hold v. 拥有,持有
〔辨析〕

指拥有某些财产或头衔,也可表示心中怀有某种看法。

〔例证〕

He held most of the shares in the business.

他持有这家企业的大部分股份。

Who was the last Briton to hold the title?

最后一名拥有该称号的英国人是谁?

They still hold that view on the matter.

关于此事,他们依然持那种看法。

own v. 拥有
〔辨析〕

指具有所有权,尤指因购买、接受赠予等而合法地拥有。

〔例证〕

He owns this house.

他拥有这所房子。

Who owns this tree?

这棵树归谁所有?

possess v. [正式]拥有,具有
〔辨析〕

通常指拥有某种好的品质、能力等,也指持有某物。

〔例证〕

Rose is a woman who possesses rare intelligence.

罗丝是一个拥有非凡智慧的女人。

We need young people who possess good qualities.

我们需要品质优秀的年轻人。

He was found guilty of possessing heroin.

他私藏海洛因的罪名成立。

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Generally these auctions are limited to people who possess dealer's license, but these are however open to all.

一般来说,这些拍卖有限的人拥有经销商的执照,但这些不过是向所有人开放。

To possess wealth is not always to be happy.

拥有财富未必一定幸福。

Your value is not what you possess, but what you contribute.

你的价值不在于你拥有什么,而在于你奉献了什么。

Their own lives already seemed to possess the symmetries of narrative art.

他们自己的生活似乎已经拥有叙事艺术的对称性。

What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him?

究竟是什么让她同意嫁给他的?

The developed nations, with about one fourth of the world's population, possess almost half the arable land of the earth.

发达国家人口占世界的四分之一,拥有耕地将近世界之半。