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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

possessed [pə'zεst] [pə'zest]
  1. 1. adjective 渴望占有
  2. 2. adjective 着了魔的;疯狂
  3. 3. adjective 【同义词】self-possessed

Collins English-English Dictionary

possessed [pə'zεst]
  1. 1. adj [foll by of] owning or having
  2. 2. adj [usually postpositive] under the influence of a powerful force, such as a spirit or strong emotion
  3. 3. adj a less common word for self-possessed

Examples

possessed by an idea
一心想着某个主意
like a man possessed
像着了魔似的人
whatever possessed you (to do it)?
什么想法促使你(去干这事)?
He was making a parade of the influence he possessed over his wife.
他是在炫耀他对他妻子的影响力。
A terrible rage possessed her.
她怒不可遏。
What possessed you to buy this house?
什么东西让你着魔购买了这匹马?
Byron's consumed memoirs possessed the merit of being well and entertainingly written.
拜伦的毁掉的文集集中了拜伦快乐时所写的文章的精华。
whatever possessed you to act so foolishly?
I am possessed of the necessary information
the news possessed him with anger

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