obsess

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

双语例句

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

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

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3. 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.

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4. 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.

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5. 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.

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