possess

英 [pəˈzes]

美 [pəˈzes]

v.  有; 拥有; 具有(特质); 攫住; 支配; 控制

过去式：possessed　过去分词：possessed　第三人称单数：possesses　现在分词：possessing　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2129 / COCA.2842

同义词辨析

haveenjoyholdownpossess【导航词义：有】

牛津词典

verb

• 有；拥有
  to have or own sth
  1. He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence.
     他被控无照拥有猎枪。
  2. The gallery possesses a number of the artist's early works.
     这座画廊藏有那位画家的一些早期作品。
• 具有（特质）
  to have a particular quality or feature
  1. I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour.
     恐怕他没有什么幽默感。
• 攫住；支配；控制
  to have a powerful effect on sb and control the way that they think, behave, etc.
• 使言行失常
  to make sb do sth that seems strange or unreasonable
  1. What possessed him to say such a thing?
     他着了什么魔竟说出这种话来？

柯林斯词典

• VERB 占有；拥有
  If youpossesssomething, you have it or own it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 具备，具有（特定品质、才能等）
  If someone or somethingpossessesa particular quality, ability, or feature, they have it.
  1. ...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
  2. 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。
• VERB （情感或信仰）影响，控制
  If a feeling or beliefpossessesyou, it strongly influences your thinking or behaviour.
  1. Absolute terror possessed her...
     她恐惧到了极点。
  2. 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。
• See also:possessed
• PHRASE （表示惊讶）是什么驱使…（干…），是什么促使…（做…）
  If you askwhat possessedsomeonetodo something, you are emphasizing your great surprise that they have done something which you consider foolish or dangerous.
  1. What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him?
     究竟是什么让她同意嫁给他的？

英英释义

verb

• have ownership or possession of
  1. He owns three houses in Florida
  2. How many cars does she have?
  Synonym:ownhave
• have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
  1. he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East
• enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas
  1. What possessed you to buy this house?
  2. A terrible rage possessed her

双语例句

• They possess a formidable arsenal of rifles, machine guns, landmines and teargas.
  他们持有的步枪、机枪、地雷和催泪弹数量惊人。
• The country did not possess the modern guns to equip the reserve army properly.
  该国没有现代枪炮来给预备役部队提供适当装备。
• Only a few people possess the remotest idea of the facts.
  只有少数人对这些事实粗知一二。
• The energy that atoms and molecules can possess according to quantum theory is quantized.
  根据量子理论，分子和原子具有的能量是量子化的。
• 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。
• You can exploit a talent which you already possess.
  你可以利用你已经具备的才能。
• The things I possess are my life and soul. I am a vessel for my heart.
  我所有的我的命和灵魂。我是我心中的型。
• 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。
• Writing calls for a critical attitude of mind that he did not possess.
  写作需要有批判性思维，而这正是他所不具备的。
• 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。