| 单词 | obsess |
| 释义 | obsess (once / 881 pages) v If you obsess about something, you constantly think about it, like kids who obsess about their grades so much, they get upset before every test. Obsess comes from the Latin word obsessus, which means to besiege, the way obsessive thoughts can besiege, or attack, your mind. You can obsess about something, like the tiny spot on your shoes that no one can even see, or be obsessed, or haunted or preoccupied by something. For example, the memory of a big, delicious dinner could obsess a hungry man. WORD FAMILYobsess: obsessed, obsesses, obsessing, obsession, obsessive+/obsession: obsessional, obsessions/obsessional: obsessionally/obsessive: obsessively, obsessiveness, obsessives, obsessivity USAGE EXAMPLESDoctors and hospitals here are obsessed with metrics, not least because under the health law, they may be rewarded or penalized based on their performance. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) I use the grapefruit shower gel, and I’m obsessed with the brown sugar scrub. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Mike is obsessed by exploring the connection between the dramatic and the real,” the director Lance Hammer, a neighbor of Mills’s, said. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1v be preoccupied with something She is obsessing over her weight Hyper worry be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy 2v haunt like a ghost; pursue Syn|Hyper ghost, haunt preoccupy engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively |
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