obsess 音标拼音: [əbs'ɛs]
vt . 迷住,使困扰
迷住,使困扰
obsess v 1 :
haunt like a ghost ;
pursue ; "
Fear of illness haunts her "
[
synonym : {
haunt }, {
obsess }, {
ghost }]
2 :
be preoccupied with something ; "
She is obsessing over her weight "
obsess \
ob *
sess "\,
v .
t . [
L .
obsessus ,
p .
p .
of obsidere to besiege ;
ob (
see {
Ob -})
sedere to sit .]
1 .
To besiege ;
to beset . [
archaic ] --
Sir T .
Elyot .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To excessively preoccupy the thoughts or feelings of ;
to haunt the mind persistently .
[
PJC ]
obsess \
ob *
sess "\,
v .
i .
To be excessively or persistently preoccupied with something ;
--
usually used with on or over ;
as ,
to obsess over an imagined insult .
[
PJC ]
At all ages children are driven to figure out what it takes to succeed among their peers and to give these strategies precedence over anything their parents foist on them .
Weary parents know they are no match for a child '
s peers ,
and rightly obsess over the best neighborhood in which to bring their children up .
--
Steven Pinker (
How the Mind Works ,
p .
449 -
450 [
1997 ]).
[
PJC ]
77 Moby Thesaurus words for "
obsess ":
absorb ,
absorb the attention ,
arrest ,
be remembered ,
bedevil ,
beset ,
bewitch ,
burden ,
catch ,
charm ,
compel ,
control ,
crush one ,
demonize ,
devilize ,
diabolize ,
dominate ,
drive ,
enchant ,
engage ,
engage the attention ,
engage the mind ,
engage the thoughts ,
engross ,
engross the mind ,
engross the thoughts ,
enthrall ,
exercise ,
exhaust ,
fascinate ,
grab ,
grip ,
hant ,
harass ,
haunt ,
haunt the memory ,
hex ,
hold ,
hold spellbound ,
hold the interest ,
hoodoo ,
hypnotize ,
immerse ,
impel ,
infatuate ,
involve ,
involve the interest ,
jinx ,
make an impression ,
mesmerize ,
monopolize ,
never be forgotten ,
not let go ,
occupy ,
occupy the attention ,
oppress ,
overlook ,
penetrate ,
plague ,
possess ,
preoccupy ,
prey on ,
rankle ,
sink in ,
spellbind ,
spook ,
take over ,
take up ,
tire ,
torment ,
voodoo ,
wear out ,
wear upon one ,
weary ,
weigh upon ,
weight down ,
witch
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