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单词 possession
释义
possession
noun
uk
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/
C2[U]
thefactthat you have or own something:
拥有，占有；具有
The possession oflargeamountsofmoneydoes notensurehappiness.拥有大量金钱并不能保证一定会幸福。
formalI haveinmy possession aletterwhich may be ofinterestto you.我有一封信，也许你会感兴趣。
formalHe wasfoundinpossessionofexplosives.他被发现私藏爆炸物。
B2[Cusually plural]
something that you own or that you arecarryingwith you at aparticulartime:
所有物，个人物品；财产
Pleaserememberto take allyourpersonalpossessions with you when youleavetheaircraft.下飞机时请记得携带好所有个人物品。
[Cusually plural]
acountrythat isruledby anothercountry:
殖民地，托管地；属地
aformeroverseaspossession前海外领地
[U]
ingamessuch asfootballandrugby, thetimewhen ateamhascontrolof theball:
（足球和橄榄球等比赛中，一方球队的）控球时间
Wolves had a lot of possession butfailedtoscore.沃尔夫队控球时间很多，但没能进球。
We need tokeeppossession of theballto give ourselves achance.我们需要把球控制住才能有机会。
get/take possession ofsomethinglawspecialized
tostartto use andcontrolabuildingorpieceoflandthat you may or may not own:
占有，拥有
We've alreadyboughtthehousebut we won't take possession of it until May.我们已买下这所房子，但直到5月份才能搬进去。
More examples
  • Policefoundalargequantityofdrugsin his possession.
  • Her mostcherishedpossession is a 1926letterfrom F. Scott Fitzgerald.
  • Sheattachesa lot ofimportancetopersonalpossessions.
  • Herphotographis among my mostprizedpossessions.
  • Thispenthat mygrandfathergave me is one of my mosttreasuredpossessions.
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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Belongings and possessions
Colonization & self-government

Grammar

Apostrophe +sto show possession
When we show who owns something or has a close relationship with something, we use an apostrophe + s after the name or the noun. When the noun is plural, we put the apostrophe after the s:…
Possessive’s
We use apostrophe s (’s), also called possessive ’s, as a determiner to show that something belongs to someone or something:…
Possessives withof
…
’sorofor either?
There are some general rules about when to use ’s and when to use of but there are many cases where both are possible:…
Possession: typical errors
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(Definition ofpossessionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

possession| American Dictionary

possession
noun[C/U]
us
/pəˈzeʃ·ən/
something that you own, or theconditionofowningsomething:
[U]She couldn’t take possession of thehouseuntil thecurrentoccupantsmovedout.
[C]Meanwhile, all her possessions were instorage.
in possession offml
If you are in possession of something you have it with you:
He was in possession of twoticketsto theconcert.
(Definition ofpossessionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

possession| Business English

possession
noun
uk
/pəˈzeʃən/us
[U]
thesituationin which someone has orownssomething:
in sb's possessionNostepsmay be taken torepossessgoodsin the company's possession except with theleaveof thecourt.
have possession of sthTheCourtof Appealadmittedthat Ms Mountford did haveexclusivepossessionof theproperty.
in possession of sthTherulingdid notestablishthat he was in possession of thedisputedland.
See also
freehold possession
immediate possession
leasehold possession
private possession
quiet possession
vacant possession
[C,usually plural]
something that someoneownsor has with them at aparticulartime:
Thevalueof his possessions came to about $1 million.
material/personalpossessions
get/take possession of sth
tostartto use andcontrolgoods, abuilding, or apieceofland, whether you own them or not:
Was thebankentitledto take possession of hispropertyandexerciseitspowerofsalewithout anorderof thecourt?
Thecourtappointedareceiverto take possession of theassetsof thecompany.
[U]LAW
thecrimeof havingillegaldrugsorillegallyowningagun:
He iswantedbypoliceonchargesof possession ofillegalfirearms.
(Definition ofpossessionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpossession

possession
Verily, my children and my possessions are my enemies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Examples of inalienable and alienable possessions are given in (8) and (9), respectively.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Second, inalienable possessions are necessary conditions for empathy - one's ability to know, and even experience, the intentional states of others.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Their task is to speculate on the identity of the owner of the coat on the basis of these possessions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
First, the similarity of the possessions claimed suggests that both groups participate in similar economic activities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The symbolic value of personal gifts and possessions as a symbol of the deceased is addressed in a particularly insightful chapter.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Much less would it have been able to protect any commercial establishments or possessions overseas.
From theCambridge English Corpus
True friends were moreover believed to 'merge into one another' and to regard the other as one's second self, sharing their life and their possessions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Inalienable possessions are very closely associated with the identity of the group and individual owner: they provide the keeper with a 'cosmological authentication'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Judging by the wills of spinsters and widows, women had intense feelings about their possessions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The king, enraged, threatened to destroy the possessions of the objecting monks.
From theCambridge English Corpus
She was content with her room even though it had few of her possessions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
She had placed her possessions in storage and said that ' it didn't matter ' if they were returned to her.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, possessions are more accurately measured than income in traditional societies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There was no cause for alarm; the workmen were treating my possessions quite well.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithpossession

possession

These are words often used in combination withpossession.

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adverse possession
Instead, they permit legal doctrines like adverse possession to function as a kind of statute of limitations on the rectification of property claims.
From theCambridge English Corpus
demonic possession
They may also lead to the same social exclusionary practices that attributions todemonicpossessionproduced in an earlier era.
From theCambridge English Corpus
exclusive possession
I assume that on the grounds that the grazer does not have what is known in agricultural terms asexclusivepossession.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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