possess
[pə'zes]
vt.拥有, 持有, 支配
例句与用法:
The police asked me if I possessed a gun.
警察问我是否有枪。
I don't know what possessed him to drive so fast down that busy street.
我不知道他着了什么魔,在那条热闹的街上把车子开得这么快。
词形变化:
名词: possessor | 动词过去式: possessed | 动词过去分词: possessed | 动词现在分词: possessing | 动词第三人称单数: possesses |
详细释义:
vt.
1. 拥有, 持有; 具有; 占有[W]
The country possesses rich mineral deposits.
这个国家拥有丰富矿藏。
2. 懂得, 掌握[W]
3. 使拥有, 使掌握[H][(+of/with)]
Though plain-looking, Mary is possessed of great intelligence.
虽然相貌平平, 玛丽却拥有智慧。
4. 使保持(平静或耐心等)
5. 支配, 控制[O2]
One main idea possessed her; she must get away from home.
她只有一个想法; 她一定要离家出走。
6. (妖魔等)迷住, 缠住[H]
He was almost possessed by a devil.
他几乎着了魔。
短语词组:
possessed of
1. 拥有
His family was possessed of a large fortune.
他家拥有大笔财富。