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

• Dan: Yes, but two years to obsess over it.
  是，不过我念念不忘了两年。
• These people obsess over what they perceive as a terrible defect in their physical appearance.
  这些人认为他们的外表有非常严重的缺陷，并为之困扰。
• It can be easy to obsess about future details, wasting valuable time and resources.
  它很可能因为将来的详细资料而令人困惑，花费大量有价值的时间和资源。
• "I'd rather have someone enjoy dessert than obsess about it," she says.
  “我宁愿让人们快快乐乐地享用甜点也不希望他们为此被困扰，”她说。
• Pessimists obsess or give up, so daily stresses build up.
  悲观主义者则会想不开或放弃，因此每天的压力不断累积。
• Kevin may be too healthy to obsess over such details, but we both know that I am not.
  凯文挺粗心的，一般不会注意到这种细节，但是我俩都知道我可不一样。
• A string of scandals is obsessing America
  美国正被一系列丑闻所困扰。
• As an excuse to obsess over me.
  做一个困扰我的借口。
• Something else seemed to obsess him.
  他好像被其他东西迷住了。
• You shouldn't obsess about these things.
  你不该再为这些事烦恼。