obsess

英 [əb'ses] 美[əb'sɛs]
  • vt. 迷住,缠住;使…着迷;使…困扰

IELTSGRE中低频词常用词汇TEM8

词态变化


第三人称单数: obsesses;过去式: obsessed;过去分词: obsessed;现在分词: obsessing;

中文词源


obsess 着魔,痴迷,着迷

ob-,在上,表强调,-sess,坐,词源同sit,assess,session.即坐上去的,用于指传说中鬼神附体或着魔,引申词义痴迷,着迷。

英英释意


1. haunt like a ghost; pursue;
"Fear of illness haunts her"
2. be preoccupied with something;
"She is obsessing over her weight"

英文词源


obsess (v.)
c. 1500, "to besiege," from Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidere "watch closely; besiege, occupy; stay, remain, abide" literally "sit opposite to," from ob "against" (see ob-) + sedere "sit" (see sedentary). Of evil spirits, "to haunt," from 1530s. Psychological sense is 20c. Related: Obsessed; obsessing.

考试真题


Maybe some experience in their childhood meant that they became obsessed ( ' , 着迷) with calendars and what happened to them, says Patihis.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Humanity also has been obsessed with trying to capture the meaning of time.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

To do this successfully, their brain prompts them to think and even obsess about others.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

In other words, if you’re going to make a print product, make it for the people who are already obsessed with it.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

实用场景例句


He's obsessed by computers.
他迷上了电脑。

牛津词典

She's completely obsessed with him.
他让她神魂颠倒。

牛津词典

The need to produce the most exciting newspaper story obsesses most journalists.
大多数记者梦寐以求的就是要写出最撼动人心的新闻报道来。

牛津词典

I think you should try to stop obsessing about food.
我看你该歇歇了,别没完没了地唠叨吃的东西。

牛津词典

I must admit that maps obsess me...
我得承认我对地图十分着迷。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

A string of scandals is obsessing America...
美国正被一系列丑闻所困扰。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Do you find that you obsess much about things?
你发现你着迷于某些事情 吗 ?

期刊摘选

This is why those cemeteries all over Europe, which obsess some among us, are hideous.
这是为什么,那些坟墓遍布欧洲大陆丑陋无比并让我们中的一些人心神不宁的原因.

期刊摘选

People who obsess about clothes also obsess about shoes, particularly men.
痴迷于服装的人也痴迷于鞋, 尤以男人为甚.

期刊摘选

If people obsess over your bad points, discipline can become fear.
如果人们为你带来的坏处而操心, 克制可能变成恐慌.

期刊摘选

These people obsess over what they perceive as a terrible defect in their physical appearance.
这些人认为他们的外表有非常严重的缺陷,并为之困扰.

期刊摘选

I must admit that maps obsess me.
我得承认我对地图十分着迷。

柯林斯例句