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　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

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

• So they find something bigger than themselves to obsess over and work insanely hard, she explains.
  于是，他们找到某种超越自身的东西去痴迷，并疯狂地工作，她解释道。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Never obsess over things you cannot control.
  不要纠结在那些你无法掌握的事情上。
• I obsess over those disabled children.
  我非常关注那些残疾儿童。
• It amazes me how you constantly obsess over fictional details when there are more important things.
  我真好奇为什么你老纠结于一些科幻细节，现实生活中有更重要的事情值得操心。
• For many people, it's easy to obsess over minor issues.
  很多人被细小的问题所困扰。
• The project seems to obsess him.
  这项工程似乎令他着迷。
• You're not going to obsess about this all night, are you?
  你不会一晚上都念念不忘吧，啊？