possess 的定义
- to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
- to have as a faculty, quality, or the like: to possess courage.
- to occupy, dominate, or control from within: He thought he was possessed by devils.
- to dominate or actuate in the manner of such a spirit: He was possessed by envy.
- to succeed in having sexual intercourse with.
- to have knowledge of: to possess a language.
- to keep or maintain in a certain state, as of peace, patience, etc.
- to maintain control over.
- to impart to; inform; familiarize: to possess someone of the facts of the case.
- to cause to be dominated or influenced, as by an idea, feeling, etc.
- to make owner, holder, or master, as of property, information, etc.: He possessed them of the facts.
- to seize or take.
- to gain or win.
- to occupy or hold.
possess 近义词
have or obtain
更多possess例句
- For the companies that didn’t participate, it raises the concern that they might possess information that indicates the toxic metals in their foods might be even higher than their competitors.
- A just society must be consciously constructed by citizens possessing certain virtues.
- Not only does it have a spike protein mutation that could lead to a higher infection rate, it possesses what’s called an “escape mutation.”
- They also possess their own first- and second-round draft choices.
- By implication, Earth must therefore possess some climate-stabilising feedbacks but at the same time good fortune must also have been involved in it staying habitable.
- As a white, educated, Western, middle-class male, I possess most of the unearned privilege the world has to offer.
- That thing we seemed to possess was not the other, but an image of them we formed—they themselves are still free.
- I know that many people do not feel they possess their partners and lovers.
- In fact, the original Burroughs books possess a clear “green” streak that now seems quite prescient.
- The Fish and Wildlife officer told him that it was illegal to possess a protected species or a raptor.
- Any one may possess the portrait of a tragedian without exciting suspicion or comment.
- Not a dollar did he possess—not even did he have a suit of clothes any more, and wore every day his corduroys.
- My entrails were troubled in seeking her: therefore shall I possess a good possession.
- "Doa Estefania, have no fear; you possess an infallible preservative," exclaimed the cappellan.
- Tausig, in my opinion, did possess exceptional genius in composition, though he left but few works behind him to attest it.