obsess

英 [əbˈses]

美 [əbˈses]

v.  使痴迷; 使迷恋; 使着迷; 唠叨; 挂牵; 念念不忘

第三人称单数：obsesses　过去式：obsessed　过去分词：obsessed　现在分词：obsessing　

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Collins.2 / BNC.33482 / COCA.15161

牛津词典

verb

• 使痴迷；使迷恋；使着迷
  to completely fill your mind so that you cannot think of anything else, in a way that is not normal
  1. He's obsessed by computers.
     他迷上了电脑。
  2. She's completely obsessed with him.
     他让她神魂颠倒。
  3. The need to produce the most exciting newspaper story obsesses most journalists.
     大多数记者梦寐以求的就是要写出最撼动人心的新闻报道来。
• 唠叨；挂牵；念念不忘
  to be always talking or worrying about a particular thing, especially when this annoys other people
  1. I think you should try to stop obsessing about food.
     我看你该歇歇了，别没完没了地唠叨吃的东西。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）着迷；（使）迷恋；（使）心神不宁
  If somethingobsessesyou or if youobsess aboutsomething, you keep thinking about it and find it difficult to think about anything else.
  1. I must admit that maps obsess me...
     我得承认我对地图十分着迷。
  2. A string of scandals is obsessing America...
     美国正被一系列丑闻所困扰。
  3. She stopped drinking but began obsessing about her weight...
     她戒了酒，但又开始执著于体重问题。
  4. I started obsessing that Trish might die.
     我开始心神不宁，想着特里希可能会死。

英英释义

verb

• haunt like a ghost
  1. Fear of illness haunts her
  Synonym:hauntghost
• be preoccupied with something
  1. She is obsessing over her weight

双语例句

• Dan: Yes, but two years to obsess over it.
  是，不过我念念不忘了两年。
• Something else seemed to obsess him.
  他好像被其他东西迷住了。
• So they find something bigger than themselves to obsess over and work insanely hard, she explains.
  于是，他们找到某种超越自身的东西去痴迷，并疯狂地工作，她解释道。
• Never obsess over things you cannot control.
  不要纠结在那些你无法掌握的事情上。
• Your teachers, including primary and secondary school teachers, obsess with you;
  你的老师，包括中小学老师，会牵挂着你；
• She stopped drinking but began obsessing about her weight
  她戒了酒，但又开始执著于体重问题。
• You're not going to obsess about this all night, are you?
  你不会一晚上都念念不忘吧，啊？
• Don't obsess over an exit strategy.
  对退出战略不要太看重。
• You shouldn't obsess about these things.
  你不该再为这些事烦恼。
• The project seems to obsess him.
  这项工程似乎令他着迷。