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单词 possess
释义
possess
verb[T]
uk
/pəˈzes/us
/pəˈzes/

possessverb[T](OWN)

C1
to have or own something, or to have aparticularquality:
拥有；具有
I don't possess asingleDVD(= I don't haveevenoneDVD).我一张DVD光盘都没有。
In the past therootof thisplantwasthoughtto possessmagicalpowers.过去这种植物的根被认为具有神奇的力量。
More examples
  • We'retryingtobringout theartistictalentsthat manypeoplepossess withoutrealizingit.
  • She had alreadysoldeverything ofvaluethat she possessed.
  • Ruth possessedgreatwritingskills.
  • He waschargedwith possessing afakepassport.
  • "I'marrestingyou onsuspicionofillegallypossessingdrugs, " said thepoliceofficer.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Having and owning - general words
  • acquire
  • acquisition
  • attachsomethingtosomething
  • be endowed withsomethingidiom
  • bear
  • bearer
  • carry
  • claim
  • holder
  • lay
  • lord/master/mistress/king/queen of allyousurveyidiom
  • makesomething(all)yourownidiom
  • mistress
  • not/never want for anythingidiom
  • revert tosomething
  • shared ownership
  • stakesomethingout
  • survey
  • they've
  • want
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possessverb[T](CONTROL)

(of awishor anidea) to takecontrolover a person'smind, making thatpersonbehavein a verystrangeway:
（欲望或想法）影响，控制，支配
[+ to infinitive]Whatever possessed himtowearthatappallingjacket!他中了什么邪竟穿了那件怪异的夹克衫！
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Controlling and being in charge
  • aggrandize
  • assume
  • assumption
  • authoritative
  • authoritatively
  • commanding
  • dictate
  • guiding principle
  • harness
  • have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
  • havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
  • havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
  • helm
  • override
  • plenipotentiary
  • police
  • policing
  • power play
  • predominate
  • skipper
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(Definition ofpossessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

possess| American Dictionary

possess
verb[T]
us
/pəˈzes/

possessverb[T](OWN)

to have or own something, or to have aparticularquality:
Thosestatesare thecountriesthat possessnuclearweapons.
She possesses theunusualtalentofknowingwhen to say nothing.

possessverb[T](CONTROL)

(of adesireor anidea) to takecontrolover a person’smind, making thatpersonbehavein astrangeway:
I don’tknowwhat possessed me tostartyellinglike that.

possessor

noun[Cusually sing]us
/pəˈzes·ər/
I am now theproudpossessor of a driver’slicense!
(Definition ofpossessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

possess| Business English

possess
verb[T]
uk
/pəˈzes/us
to have or own something:
More than five millionGermanhouseholdspossessexerciseequipment.
Thesebondspossess manyfavorableinvestmentattributes.
to have aparticularquality:
possess knowledge/qualities/skillsSalesmanagersmust possessstrongleadershipqualities.
(Definition ofpossessfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpossess

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The class of quasirandom graphs is defined by certain equivalent graph properties possessed by random graphs.
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Figure 8 shows an example involving five initial disks, all of radius 1, that possesses no symmetry.
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Just how much autonomy cellspossesswas a matter of serious debate in the decades surrounding the turn of the twentieth century.
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Similarly, experts in molecular biology whopossessa patient-driven focus may well help develop the next generation of intracellular therapeutic targets.
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In these cases a single individual or group maypossessa different rank according to the three separate social dimensions.
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Interestingly, the recent results from human genome sequencing have revealed that each category of repeated sequences possesses a specific dynamics in space and time.
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Since sheep do notpossessthe opiate receptors responsible for causing anesthesia, they are not an appropriate model for testing narcotic anesthesia in the fetus.
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The whole business can become a very long haul and not every teacher possesses the self-efficacy to cope.
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Expenditures on street construction and maintenancepossessa similarly dual function, encouraging environmental improvement but equally facilitating the transactions of commerce.
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On the downside, bond graphs do notpossessthe versatility of mathematical equations.
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Aside from being prefixed by a possessive pronoun, its members undergo no changes when possessed.
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Most clergy believed that they possessed adequate liturgical skills, but 13% felt they possessed none or little skill in pastoral care of the dying.
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They are remarkable in possessing a single long filament extending from the anopercular pole.
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Indeed, for a simple probe we already (as stated)possessthe technology to launch such a vehicle.
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They meet events with the wisdom they alreadypossess, and that wisdom belongs to the past and is a product of a by-gone experience.
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