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　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

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

• He wants stuff to obsess with at home.
  他想带点能困扰他的东西回家。
• The project seems to obsess him.
  这项工程似乎令他着迷。
• She stopped drinking but began obsessing about her weight
  她戒了酒，但又开始执著于体重问题。
• In four years every time you dance I see obsess getting each and every move perfectly right but I never see you lose yourself.
  四年了，每次你跳舞，我看到你每一步都跳得完美，毫无瑕疵，但我从没见过你释放感情。
• It can be easy to obsess about future details, wasting valuable time and resources.
  它很可能因为将来的详细资料而令人困惑，花费大量有价值的时间和资源。
• Highly successful women don't obsess or feel guilty about past choices or failures.
  成功的女性不会为过去的选择、失败感到困扰或愧疚。
• I must admit that maps obsess me
  我得承认我对地图十分着迷。
• Pessimists obsess or give up, so daily stresses build up.
  悲观主义者则会想不开或放弃，因此每天的压力不断累积。
• Never obsess over things you cannot control.
  不要纠结在那些你无法掌握的事情上。
• And if I look at that picture, all I'm gonna do is obsess.
  而一旦我看了照片，我的思想就会被禁锢。