| 单词 | possession |
| 释义 | possession (pəzeʃən ) Word forms: possessions 1. uncountable noun If you are in possession of something, you have it, because you have obtained it or because it belongs to you. [formal] Those documents are now in the possession of the Guardian. [+ of] We should go up and take possession of the land. [+ of] He was also charged with illegal possession of firearms. [+ of] Religious pamphlets were found in their possession. Synonyms: ownership, control, custody, hold 2. countable noun [usually plural] B2 Your possessions are the things that you own or have with you at a particular time. People had lost their homes and all their possessions. She had tidied away her possessions. 3. countable noun [usually plural] A country's possessions are countries or territories that it controls. [formal] All of them were French possessions at one time or another. ...Britain's imperial possessions. 4. uncountable noun Possession by an evil spirit is the situation when a person's mind and body is controlled by an evil spirit. They were convinced the girls' behaviour was due to possession by the devil. Quotations: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal Bible: St. Matthew A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Possession is nine points of the law Collocations: gain possession Landlords must also serve two months' notice to gain possession of the property. Times, Sunday Times He tugs lightly, trying to gain possession of the mic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Players move into position to receive passes and gain possession. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this case anybody can gain possession of the ball before or after it touches the ground. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thus, he secretly tries to gain possession of it for himself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Often, conversion occurs when a person without lawful possession of property transfers it to a third party. Christianity Today They list seven basic goods: health, security, respect, personality (by which they mean autonomy, in particular the unfettered possession of property), harmony with nature, friendship and leisure. The Times Literary Supplement Critics argue that this implies that peaceful possession of property in the present legitimizes theft and/or trespass in the past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was opposed to the possession of property beyond what an individual needed and, especially, to private property used to employ others. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Generally, criminal theft involves taking possession of property illegally. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were typically tended by rough farmers, who took care of each prize exhibit as if they were their most precious possession. Times, Sunday Times It has become my most precious possession. Globe and Mail He seeks solace through secretly observing or following people, and at night overcomes fear by cradling his most precious possession, his sounding lead. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He keeps his most precious possession, food, in a secret refrigerator with valuable jewels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Impossible to predict, unless, like me, you expect that sort of thing, that their precious possessions would all be lost at sea. The Times Literary Supplement My hair was my prize possession. Times, Sunday Times He even provided the table on which the declaration was signed, and this later was held as a prize possession by his family. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sadly her management did what they are paid daft money to do and stopped her having her picture taken with her new prized possessions. The Sun It remained a prized possession of his in adult life and doubled up as a coffee table. Times, Sunday Times Giving prized possessions the personal touch has become an obsession among the fashion set. Times, Sunday Times It remained a prized possession of his in adult life and doubled up as a coffee table. Times, Sunday Times I lifted our most prized possession: a shiny, simply molded silver chalice with a dent on its lip. Christianity Today He dedicated much of his career to teaching and books were his prized possession. Times,Sunday Times He called the valuable hoard, built up over nine years, his 'prized possession'. The Sun The prized possession has been locked in a safe in his house for the past three years and looks faded and dusty. Times, Sunday Times Although there are quick ways to recover possession, many owners are neglectful. Times, Sunday Times In 1896, he filed suit in the district court to recover possession of the tract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To exercise right of entry, the holder must take substantial steps to recover possession and title, for example, by filing a lawsuit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An action to recover possession of personal property, such as replevin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has spent most of his time attempting to recover possession of various properties seized by the government on his arrest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This book allows us to regain possession and to make archaeology personal again. Times, Sunday Times In the case of assured shorthold lettings, landlords can regain possession at the end of the letting in the usual way. Times, Sunday Times The narrow wingers create an overload in midfield and the players press aggressively to regain possession. Times,Sunday Times Separately, soaring rents are being blamed for a rise in landlords seeking to regain possession of their property to the highest level in more than a decade. Times, Sunday Times First, how can you quickly regain possession? Times, Sunday Times Encouraging players to kick the ball away and retain possession. Times, Sunday Times An inability to retain possession and then deal with a long ball let them down. Times, Sunday Times I agree wholeheartedly with them that we need to retain possession much better. The Sun Questions about their inability to retain possession and manage match situations also spring to mind. The Sun Our physical condition and energy levels were not helped by us having to chase the ball as a result of our inability to retain possession. The Sun A win will see them end the halfway stage of the eight-match tournament in sole possession of the competition's first place. Times, Sunday Times She sank a 12-footer for birdie to regain sole possession of the lead on the par-4, 310-yard 14th. Globe and Mail Pending ratification, that should give him sole possession of the record. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The one who obtains sole possession of the rope wins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He eventually lost sole possession of the lead, however, after three-putting at the 12th. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Intimately involved in the ongoing events of daily life, these beings communicate to humans mainly through divination and spirit possession. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Practices include divination, spirit possession, and shamanic healing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Voodoo practitioners would recognize many aspects of the song as being about spirit possession. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Spirit possession involved liberation from civilization's rules and constraints. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Beginning in 1907, he worked with different mediums to investigate spirit possession and obsession. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Perhaps this explains successive attempts to take possession of a place that seems doomed to be forever in dispute. Times, Sunday Times When you take possession of a new-build property, have all the locks changed. Times, Sunday Times Are we to take possession of ourselves, striving to weave the disparate elements of our lives into a coherent narrative? The Times Literary Supplement Families are more likely to move house just to take possession of a bigger garden. Times, Sunday Times Investors can't take possession of them in the way a bank would grab your house if you defaulted on the mortgage. Times, Sunday Times Even if no one ever read a word of it, my writing was my most private and valuable possession. Times,Sunday Times He sold his last valuable possession, a silk coverlet, to a money-lender. Times, Sunday Times His one valuable possession appeared to be his diary, which was written in a large, richly ornamented book. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, their main source of income -- and their most valuable possession -- were the groves of date palms growing in the fertile silt on the river banks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Passengers have also been left without keys to their homes and cars, and other valuable possessions. Times, Sunday Times So he became a monk and deprived himself of worldly possessions. Times,Sunday Times For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. Christianity Today The convent was known for its leniency, for example, permitting relationships with those outside the convent and allowing worldly possessions within. Christianity Today Her illiterate family's entire worldly possessions consist of the blankets, some ragged clothes and cooking pots. Times, Sunday Times This requires a ruthless approach to one's worldly possessions. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 拥有物, 拥有 Japanese: 所有, 所有物 |
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