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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- possessed
[pə'zεst]
[pə'zest]
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1.
adjective
渴望占有的
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2.
adjective
着了魔的;疯狂的
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3.
adjective
【同义词】self-possessed
Collins English-English Dictionary
- possessed
[pə'zεst]
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1.
adj
[foll by of]
owning or having
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2.
adj
[usually postpositive]
under the influence of a powerful force, such as a spirit or strong emotion
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3.
adj
a less common word for self-possessed
Examples
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possessed by an idea
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一心想着某个主意
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like a man possessed
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像着了魔似的人
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whatever possessed you (to do it)?
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什么想法促使你(去干这事)?
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He was making a parade of the influence he possessed over his wife.
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他是在炫耀他对他妻子的影响力。
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A terrible rage possessed her.
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她怒不可遏。
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What possessed you to buy this house?
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什么东西让你着魔购买了这匹马?
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Byron's consumed memoirs possessed the merit of being well and entertainingly written.
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拜伦的毁掉的文集集中了拜伦快乐时所写的文章的精华。
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whatever possessed you to act so foolishly?
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I am possessed of the necessary information
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the news possessed him with anger
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