英语词汇“possess”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINpossess

Origin:

1300-1400 Old French possesser, from Latin possidere

VERB TABLE

possess

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	possess
	he, she, it	possesses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	possessed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have possessed
	he, she, it	has possessed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had possessed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will possess
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have possessed

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

A sense of fear possessed him as he walked into the old house.
Because of his gambling, he lost everything he possessed.
Hamly admitted illegally possessing a handgun.
He possessed an unusual ability to learn languages quickly.
He never wore a suit - I don't think he possessed one.
Jo believed that demons possessed her.
Like all towns and villages on Trinidad, it possessed a cricket ground.
The caller claimed to possess valuable information about the boy's whereabouts.
The Church possesses a bone from the saint's leg.
The number of nations that possess nuclear weapons has risen.
The Western Highlands possess a beauty and a majesty found nowhere else in Britain.
Too many nations already possess chemical weapons.
Very few families in this area possess a telephone.
Zorna is said to possess miraculous healing powers.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But with only two characters you can't hope to control everything, or claim to possess every solution.
If a child is learning at grade level, by definition he or she must possess reasonably good intellectual abilities.
Japetus alone possessed a distinctive geography, and a very strange one indeed.
Let us assume that the entire being is possessed of 1, 000 arbitrary units of life force.
Lipatti s performance possesses a clarity of articulation, a depth of sonority and an energy that shine through the crackly recording.
The rhetorical theorist does not assume that only some societies possess the rhetorical capacity to argue.

THESAURUS► own

if you own something, it legally belongs to you: · They live in a flat but they don’t own it.· The land is owned by farmers.· a privately owned plane

► have

[not in passive] to own something – used when focussing on the fact that someone has the use of something, rather than the fact that they legally own it: · How many students have a cell phone?· I wish I had a sports car.

► possess

[not in passive] formal to own something: · It is illegal to possess a firearm in Britain.· I don’t even possess a smart suit!

► belong to somebody/something

[not in passive] if something belongs to you, you own it: · The ring belonged to my grandmother.

► hold

to own shares in a company: · One man holds a third of the company’s shares.

► be the property of somebody/something

formal to be owned by someone – written on signs, labels etc: · This camera is the property of the BBC.

Longman Language Activatorto have a particular feature, quality, or ability► have

also have got especially British · Although she's eighty she has an excellent memory.· Kids have wonderful imaginations, and it is natural for them to create imaginary friends.· The hotel only had two double rooms and they were both occupied.· The jacket has two side pockets and two more pockets inside.· Her brother's got long dark hair and blue eyes.

► with

use this after a noun to describe the qualities or features that someone or something has: · We booked a room with a sea view.· The company needs more people with marketing experience.· Katrina's over there in front of that man with red hair.

► there is/there are

use this to describe the things that a place has: · It's a big house - there are five bedrooms.· There are lots of old temples and gardens to visit in Kyoto.· There's an Olympic-sized swimming pool on campus.

► possess

formal to have a particular ability, feature, or quality: · He possessed an unusual ability to learn languages quickly.· Like all towns and villages on Trinidad, it possessed a cricket ground.· The Western Highlands possess a beauty and a majesty found nowhere else in Britain.

► of

especially written if someone or something is of a particular feature, quality, or ability, they have that feature etc, especially if it is something good: · Father was a man of great integrity and honesty.· an area of outstanding beauty· She was an actress of great skill.

► enjoy

formal to have special advantages, conditions, abilities etc that are better than the ones that other people or things have: · Some of the workers enjoy a relatively high degree of job security.· When first introduced on the market, these products enjoyed great success.

► be blessed with

to have something such as a useful ability, a good feature, or an important advantage - used formally or humorously: · Londoners are blessed with some of the very best Thai restaurants in the country.· Justine was unfortunately not blessed with a sense of humour.· Few gardens are blessed with an ideal site.

► be endowed with

formal to have something good, especially a natural ability or social advantage: · Hugh was young, handsome, and endowed with the privileges of class and education.· Jefferson wrote that all citizens were endowed with "the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

► boast

if something such as a place, organization, or object boasts a good feature, it has that feature - used especially in advertisements and literature: · The golf course is surrounded by hills and boasts some of the finest scenery in the country.· Each luxury home boasts an indoor pool and three-car garage.

to have something such as a television, car, house etc► have

also have got especially British · Most families in England have a car, and over 25% of them have two cars.· "Have you got a garden in your new place?'' "Yes, we have.''· They have a houseboat out on the lake.· "Do you have a phone here?'' "Yes sir, we do.''· Have you got your own computer at home?

► with

someone with something has that thing: · There aren't many people with cars in this part of town -- they're too poor.· Taking the bus across the country appeals to people with more time than money.· Anybody with shares in the company is urged to contact the receivers to register a claim.

► own

if you own something, especially something valuable such as a car, a house, or a company, it belongs to you legally: · Andy and his wife own a vacation home near the beach.· The company was previously owned by the French government.· American newspapers in different cities are often owned by the same company.

► possess

formal to have or own something, especially something valuable or important: · The number of nations that possess nuclear weapons has risen.· Hamly admitted illegally possessing a handgun.· The caller claimed to possess valuable information about the boy's whereabouts.

to own something► own

if you own something, especially something big like a house, a car, or a company, it is your property and you have the legal right to have it: · We don't own the apartment, we're just renting it.· Clark owns about 40 companies in northern Europe.· They stayed in a villa once owned by the writer, Somerset Maugham.privately owned (=owned by an individual person, not by a company or government): · In National Parks, although the land is privately owned, there are strict controls on the use of the land.

► have

also have got especially British to own something, especially something that ordinary people are likely to own: · We don't have a T.V.· How many of your students have a computer?· What kind of car has she got?· I've worked hard for everything I've got.

► possess

formal to own something - use this especially in negative sentences to say that someone does not own something that most people own: · Very few families in this area possess a telephone.· He never wore a suit - I don't think he possessed one.· Because of his gambling, he lost everything he possessed.

► control/have control of

to own a larger part of a company than other people so that you have power to make decisions about that company: · As well as owning Mirror Group Newspapers, the Maxwell Corporation also controlled several other businesses.· The Johnson family has effective control of the company, owning almost 60% of the shares.

► hold

to own part of a company because you own a number of the equal parts into which it is divided: · She works for Le Monde, where the staff hold a significant stake in the company. · a situation in which a husband and wife both hold shares in a family company

► have a stake in

to own part of a company and therefore be able to have a share in the money it makes: · Labatt beer has a 45% stake in the Blue Jays baseball team.· She has a stake in her husband's company, which she will have to give up if they divorce.

► interest

if a person, company, or government has an interest in a business, they own part of that business: interest in: · The bank has interests in several companies, including a 15% share of Morgan's Brewery.controlling interest (=a large enough part of the company or business to give you the power to make decisions about it): · Although the government has made some shares in National Oil Products available, it intends to maintain its controlling interest.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► already

· But they already possess the scheduling, communications, decision-making, oversight, and reporting skills needed.· Many offices, on the other hand, already possess fast data networks.· Traditional managerial approaches do not work because they assume that most people already possess most of the capabilities required for performance.· It gives additional information which can be used as experience grows and by those who already possess some knowledge of Homoeopathy.· Job candidates who already possess these computer skills may be preferred over those who need to be trained.· Inheritance therefore benefits those who already possess substantial capital assets.· Thinking to save money, I laid the claim that we already possessed a Trojan Horse fragment of our own.

► also

· The Chedworth mosaic also possesses an outer border of continuous swastika meander.· They are plants of the most varied appearance, and they also possess either a bulb or tubercle.· It is curious, too, to note that echidnas also possess spurs but their venom gland is non-functional.· They were much heavier and harder to maintain than tracks but also possessed much stouter defensive armor and greater firepower.· You will also possess a large amount of information.· But the Fool also possesses a darker side to his character, a touch of Lucifer as well as Gabriel.· They also possess more subtle powers of political pressure and the use of persuasion.· The attendants of Naga Royalty also possess only one head.

► still

· The outer provinces still possessed immense stretches where atomic power had not yet been re-introduced.· While the Macintosh still possess all the benefits it seems, to a casual observer, to be an incompatible system.· In marriage, it is declared, one is still possessed of reason.· Although the voluntary sector still possesses a relative production cost advantage over the commercial sector, this advantage is narrowing.

NOUN► ability

· Human beings possess the ability to experience subjectively the objects in their environment and themselves as an object in it.· Young Joe possessed minimal athletic ability and was developing into an overweight child.· Films possess the ability to convey both motion and colour.· And few are more humorous, possessing the ability to be simultaneously self-deprecating and boastful.· The latter is really reserved for those highly skilled golfers who possess the necessary shot-making ability.· One of the few skills I possess is the ability to type with ten fingers.· These animals possess the remarkable ability to withstand intense heat and drought for prolonged periods of time.· There were also ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, and it possessed the ability to lay up to 240 mines.

► characteristic

· Sport can possess the characteristic of a capital good, one that yields a return as part of a market production process.· Sentimental comedy possesses several characteristics that are incompatible with the classic concept of tragedy and the tragic hero.· The theory states that individuals possess certain characteristics so that they are predisposed to act in a certain way within a given situation.· For a novel writer who may possess individual writing characteristics, unknown to the handwriting recogniser, performance can be low.· They are buildings of the Romanesque or Gothic periods and possess strong Byzantine characteristics.· What explanatory surveys require are cases which possess characteristics relevant to the problem of the research.· Assets are imperfect substitutes because they possess different characteristics with respect to liquidity, marketability and profitability.· The simplest creatures to possess these physical characteristics are the jellyfish and their relatives.

► degree

· Maybe I lacked confidence - I didn't consider I possessed the degree of presence you need as the vital link-man.· He has received the advantage of a liberal education, and possesses a very extensive degree of legal knowledge.· Fortunately for us all, those skills are possessed to a considerable degree by police officers of every rank.· But now, Greenspan alone possesses the degree of influence that can send international markets lurching downward.· To achieve any measure of integration requires a confidence and a breadth of understanding which teachers possess in varying degrees.· Worsley claimed to possess a degree from Trinity College.· Numerous reasons possessing varying degrees of persuasiveness are advanced.· Firstly, a research programme should possess a degree of coherence that involves the mapping out of a definite programme for future research.

► devil

· She told him then, unable to help herself: he was possessed by devils.· Instead, she said, Ells told her she was possessed by devils.· Why the Story was Remembered A poor man believed himself to be possessed by many devils.· Instead of praise, she was told she was possessed by the devil.· If he were possessed by devils, Kate thought, it would be a simple explanation.

► information

· Did Mills possess such prized information?· The good news is that anyone who possesses information and learning skills is likely to find a job, old-boy networks not withstanding.· In practice, firms do not normally possess accurate information about the demand curves for their product.

► knowledge

· The knowledge they possessed was critical to the success of the enterprise.· This is true even though they bring to the search the knowledge they already possess about how spoken language works.· And then it made him somewhat fearful, the thought that he alone should possess this knowledge.· Our quality of mind and emotion is more important than the clothes we wear or the knowledge we possess.· Matilda would be sure that any knowledge Isabel possessed was safe as long as Edmund lived.

► man

· People who were infected by them immediately became as men possessed ad out of their minds.· The men possessed only the barest minimum necessary for survival.· That man possessed an absolutely deadly charm - a charm that could make a prisoner of the most stalwart heart.· You want tales of a man possessed?· Furthermore, as spiritual men who now possessed a knowledge of these mysteries, they judged Paul unworthy.· He had missed his chance to kill the man and possess Polly, have her for his own.· When looking directly ahead, man possesses only 180° vision.

► power

· It is not, as some people still believe, an almost magical power possessed by just a few.· None of us thought of the power she possessed.· The only governmental power the Commission possesses is the power to make law; and it is not the Congress.· And then, it seemed to him, some power possessed her for she too hissed and struck out at him.· It was as if his neighbor poured every power she possessed into it.· Oh, what a power I possess!· Regardless of how high you are in the corporation and how much power you possess, you can lose it overnight.

► property

· Mercury was believed to possess magical properties and some regarded it as the quintessence of the human body and of all substances.· Later we find many other magical properties that these complex numbers possess, properties that we had no inkling about at first.· Surfaces possessing this property are called gnomic surfaces.· An extract from the bark of the conifer Pinus Pinnaster has been found to possess exceptional anti-oxidant properties.· He possesses non-physical properties and energies that are still largely unknown and uncharted by traditional science.· Regulatory deviance rarely possesses the emotive properties of many traditional crimes.· Nevertheless, taken on balance, if you possess unpleasant chemical properties, it pays to advertise.· This feature is called the Markov property and a sequence of observations possessing this property is called a Markov chain.

► quality

· Stainforth's success rests on three qualities he possesses in abundance.· Understanding is the most prized quality we can ever possess.· Finally, the citizen must, if true to his quality, be possessed of some civic virtue.· There is a glorification of virtue, a the most praiseworthy quality one can possess.· One quality Oxford possessed in abundance, though, was spirit, which enabled them to claw their way back.· What is the non-animal quality which men possess which other animals do not possess?

► sense

· His brilliance was carried lightly, and he possessed a wry sense of humour.· That could not have been the expression of anyone possessed of his senses who was present at the sessions in Hovde House.· He possesses plain good sense, and is in the full confidence of his Countrymen.· He possessed no sense of reverence for the giant fish and wanted to kill them all without Understanding his primitive motivation.

► skill

· She'd never have suspected the Viking of possessing culinary skills.· Similarly, it is possible for individuals to possess weak skills in reading or math while also being work-inhibited.· It is important to remember that labour is heterogeneous in the sense that different workers possess different skills and abilities.· Counselors within school systems and psychotherapist5 in the community possess the knowledge and skills to assist students, parents, and teachers.· Individuals who possess certain skills may also find their power diminished if those skills are made redundant by developments in new technology.· The good news is that anyone who possesses information and learning skills is likely to find a job, old-boy networks not withstanding.· Similarly, professional groups possessing key skills can often rely on employers' dependence upon them.· Both of them possessed the practical skills of ropework and carpentry to look after the raft properly and to teach the others.

► spirit

· Shakespeare's poet is in a frenzy, possessed by the spirit of artistic creation.· Certainly if Herrera had any fault it was in not possessing a dominating spirit.· Creed, as we know, does not possess the stoutest of spirits.· Some senior men from the Nyoongar people supported her, believing that she was possessed by the spirit of an Aboriginal artist.· Never have I seen Fincara's magic so possess anyone's spirit - flee from him, mortal!· When they become possessed by their spirits, these demure, purdah-confined ladies undergo a remarkable change.

► strength

· Some one possessing special strength or skill attacks and kills the monster or drives him away.· The exhilaration comes I suppose from possessing such strength.· They possess enormous strength and enjoy tormenting sailors.· You need to possess a tremendous mental strength to withstand the rigours of rowing.

► weapon

· Bourgois pleaded guilty to falsely imprisoning Miss Lamplugh and possessing an offensive weapon.· More than a score of nations now seeks or possesses chemical weapons.· Thirty-three people were charged with drug offences, the other 18 with possessing offensive, weapons and offensive behaviour.· I was charged with three different offences; assault, criminal damage and possessing an offensive weapon.· He is also accused of possessing an offensive weapon - a large lump hammer - and affray.· Your mission is to boldly go about the galaxy destroying the Klingon forces which possess many new tactical weapons and abilities.

VERB► believe

· Mercury was believed to possess magical properties and some regarded it as the quintessence of the human body and of all substances.· They appealed to the selfless moral and ethical standards we like to believe we possess.· Some senior men from the Nyoongar people supported her, believing that she was possessed by the spirit of an Aboriginal artist.· They believe people can be possessed by demons, and that their role is to rid the world of such demons.

► seem

· The story seems to possess me.· Each seemed possessed by a serene sorrow, and in a moment he learned why.· Most of the boys seemed to possess a squash racquet.· On the last day of class Anton seemed possessed by some private fury.· Boris seemed to possess both talents.· Shepperson seems possessed, brilliant, eloquent.· Rather, like insects, they are annoyances except when they seem to possess such overwhelming numbers.· Even when silent he seemed to possess a new calculating intelligence.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► what possessed somebody (to do something)?

I don't know what possessed me to buy such an ugly dress.