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obsession

美音:[əb´seʃən ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.迷住,困扰

难易程度:

obsession为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

副词:obsessionally 形容词:obsessional

词根

sed,sess,sid=to sit(坐)

obsession


/əb'seʃn; əb`sɛʃən/
n ~ (with/about sth/sb)
1 [U] state of being obsessed 牵挂; 惦念; 着迷; 困扰
*His obsession with computers began six months ago. 他半年前就迷上了计算机了.
2 [C] thing or person that obsesses; fixed idea that fills the mind 萦绕于心的事物或人; 强迫观念
*He has many obsessions. 他有许多事耿耿于怀.

obsession


n [U and C]
an extreme unhealthy interest in something or worry about something, which stops you from thinking about anything else
 Gambling became an obsession , and he eventually lost everything.
obsession with
 an unhealthy obsession with being thin
 The current obsession with exam results is actually harming children's education.
 The game pachinko became a national obsession .
 He has an enthusiasm for art, to the point of obsession in my opinion.
 She looked after him with a devotion bordering on obsession .
>obsessionaladj
COLLOCATES for sense 1
become an obsession
unhealthy/dangerous obsession
sexual obsession
national/American/British etc obsession
to the point of obsession
border on/upon obsession (=be almost as bad as an obsession)