obsession

英 [əbˈseʃn]

美 [əbˈseʃn]

n.  痴迷; 着魔; 困扰; 使人痴迷的人(或物)

复数：obsessions　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6354 / COCA.5558

牛津词典

noun

• 痴迷；着魔；困扰
  the state in which a person's mind is completely filled with thoughts of one particular thing or person in a way that is not normal
  1. Her fear of flying is bordering on obsession.
     她怕乘飞机几乎到了不可救药的地步。
  2. The media's obsession with the young prince continues.
     新闻媒体继续对小王子进行连篇累牍的报道。
• 使人痴迷的人（或物）
  a person or thing that sb thinks about too much
  1. Fitness has become an obsession with him.
     他迷上了健身。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 着迷；困扰；强迫观念
  If you say that someone has anobsessionwith a person or thing, you think they are spending too much time thinking about them.
  1. She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher...
     她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。
  2. 95% of patients know their obsessions are irrational.
     95％的病人都知道他们的痴迷是不理智的。

英英释义

noun

• an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
  Synonym:fixation
• an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
  1. her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly
  Synonym:compulsion

双语例句

• This novel is based on the real-life incident of a man's obsession with the famous actress.
  这部小说是根据一个真实的故事而写的，讲的是一个男人对一个著名女演员的苦恋。
• I find the media's growing obsession with smut and sensation deplorable.
  我发现媒体越来越沉湎于淫秽下流和耸人听闻的题材，这实在可悲。
• We have this obsession with leadership.
  我们迷恋于领导力。
• I wondered whether this might also increase her obsession with sex.
  我不知道这是否也增强了她对性的痴迷与执着。
• We thought we had found a way to blunt the obsession with Vietnam.
  我们认为我们找到了冲淡对越南问题注意力的方法。
• He had an obsession with power and wealth.
  他对权力和财富着迷了。
• This initial fascination has rapidly grown into obsession that eventually took control over my life.
  最初的魅力，这已迅速成长为迷恋，最终接管了我的生活的控制。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher
  她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。
• What is this current television obsession with older men and nubile young women?
  现在的电视节目为什么这么喜欢描写老男人和妙龄性感女郎的故事呢？
• This untutored mathematician had an obsession with numbers
  这位非科班出身的数学家对数字特别痴迷。