| 释义 |
ob·sess
I. \əbˈses, äb-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to sit at, possess, besiege, from ob- toward, against, over + sedēre to sit — more at ob-, sit
1. obsolete : besiege, invest
2.
a. archaic : haunt, possess, beset
b. : to occupy an undue or disproportionate place in the mind of : trouble continuously in mind
< he was obsessed by details >
II. verb
intransitive verb
: to engage in obsessive thinking : become obsessed with an idea
< they'll spend hours … obsessing about how awful we were — Marie Winn > |