obsession
美音:
[əb´seʃən
]英音:
[əb´seʃən
]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)