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　

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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

• Almost all of us can find something to obsess about at a restaurant.
  我们几乎所有人都能在一家餐馆找到一件去执迷的事物。
• We don't have to obsess about every word or nuance lest we give someone the wrong idea.
  我们不需要纠缠于每个字词以防我说错了什么话。
• He wants stuff to obsess with at home.
  他想带点能困扰他的东西回家。
• Don't obsess over an exit strategy.
  对退出战略不要太看重。
• A string of scandals is obsessing America
  美国正被一系列丑闻所困扰。
• Something else seemed to obsess him.
  他好像被其他东西迷住了。
• 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。
• Most people of my age obsess about their memories, though the things they delete are different.
  虽然和我同龄的大多数人遗忘的内容有所不同，但他们都为自己的记忆力苦恼万分。
• The project seems to obsess him.
  这项工程似乎令他着迷。
• Dan: Yes, but two years to obsess over it.
  是，不过我念念不忘了两年。