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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同义词辨析
haveenjoyholdownpossess【导航词义：有】
havev. 〈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。
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。
enjoyv. 〈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。
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。
holdv. 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。
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。
ownv. 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？
他拥有这所房子。
Who owns this tree?
这棵树归谁所有？
possessv. 〈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。
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。
牛津词典
verb
- 有；拥有
to have or own sth- He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence.
他被控无照拥有猎枪。 - 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。
- He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence.
- 具有（特质）
to have a particular quality or feature- I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour.
恐怕他没有什么幽默感。
- I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour.
- 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- What possessed him to say such a thing?
他着了什么魔竟说出这种话来？
- What possessed him to say such a thing?
柯林斯词典
- VERB 占有；拥有
If youpossesssomething, you have it or own it.- 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。
- He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon...
- VERB 具备，具有（特定品质、才能等）
If someone or somethingpossessesa particular quality, ability, or feature, they have it.- ...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。
- ...individuals who are deemed to possess the qualities of sense, loyalty and discretion...
- VERB （情感或信仰）影响，控制
If a feeling or beliefpossessesyou, it strongly influences your thinking or behaviour.- 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。
- Absolute terror possessed her...
- 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.- What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him?
究竟是什么让她同意嫁给他的？
- What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him?
英英释义
verb
- have ownership or possession of
- He owns three houses in Florida
- How many cars does she have?
- have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
- he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East
- enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas
- What possessed you to buy this house?
- A terrible rage possessed her
双语例句
- When held to the light the small oblong leaves are seen to possess tiny perforations.
迎着光看时，就会发现椭圆形小叶子上有微小的孔眼。 - Does and what relationship the handset possess?
和手机有什么关系？ - 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。 - What she does possess is the ability to get straight to the core of a problem.
她确实有直入问题本质的能力。 - We possess skilled technician and complete measuring and test instruments used to ensure the quality of engineering.
我们拥有谙练的技术力量和齐备的检验测定手段，可以确保工程质量。 - They are crediting science with power it doesn't possess.
他们过分夸大了科学的力量。 - 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。 - 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。 - To possess wealth is not always to be happy.
拥有财富未必一定幸福。 - Unless you possess wisdom and patience.
除非你有智慧和实践。