obsession

英 [əbˈseʃn] 美 [əbˈseʃn]

n.  痴迷; 着魔; 困扰; 使人痴迷的人(或物)

复数:obsessions

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Collins.2 / BNC.6354 / COCA.5558



牛津词典

noun

  1. 痴迷;着魔;困扰
    the state in which a person's mind is completely filled with thoughts of one particular thing or person in a way that is not normal
    1. Her fear of flying is bordering on obsession.
      她怕乘飞机几乎到了不可救药的地步。
    2. The media's obsession with the young prince continues.
      新闻媒体继续对小王子进行连篇累牍的报道。
  2. 使人痴迷的人(或物)
    a person or thing that sb thinks about too much
    1. Fitness has become an obsession with him.
      他迷上了健身。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-VAR 着迷;困扰;强迫观念
    If you say that someone has an obsession with a person or thing, you think they are spending too much time thinking about them.
    1. She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher...
      她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。
    2. 95% of patients know their obsessions are irrational.
      95%的病人都知道他们的痴迷是不理智的。

双语例句

  1. His parents 'obsession with keeping up appearances haunted his childhood.
    父母过于爱面子的做法在他儿时一直困扰着他。
  2. In therapy, she began to let go of her obsession with Mike
    在心理治疗中,她开始逐渐放下对麦克的痴迷。
  3. What is this current television obsession with older men and nubile young women?
    现在的电视节目为什么这么喜欢描写老男人和妙龄性感女郎的故事呢?
  4. She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher
    她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。
  5. Their work is frequently an obsession that overrides all other considerations.
    他们对工作的痴迷常常超乎其他一切。
  6. I find the media's growing obsession with smut and sensation deplorable.
    我发现媒体越来越沉湎于淫秽下流和耸人听闻的题材,这实在可悲。
  7. This government has developed an unhealthy obsession with secrecy
    本届政府在保密方面做过了头。
  8. This untutored mathematician had an obsession with numbers
    这位非科班出身的数学家对数字特别痴迷。
  9. Although naturalism had not become an obsession among American writers by1914, it clearly commanded the allegiance of a majority of serious young writers.
    到1914年,虽然自然主义在美国作家中没有成为一种固定的观念,但它明显得到多数严肃青年作者的忠诚。
  10. The media's obsession with the young prince continues.
    新闻媒体继续对小王子进行连篇累牍的报道。
  11. Literature has become an obsession with her.
    她对文学简直到了痴迷的程度。
  12. With him, gambling is an obsession.
    对于他来说,赌博是无法摆脱的。
  13. But I do understand the appeal of it. People have always had this obsession, infatuation with vampires.
    但我懂吸血鬼的吸引力人们总是对吸血鬼很痴迷。
  14. I wondered whether this might also increase her obsession with sex.
    我不知道这是否也增强了她对性的痴迷与执着。
  15. The obsession with measurement in data and school reform has reached nutty new heights.
    对于用数据进行衡量和学校改革的痴迷已经达到了狂热的新高度。
  16. All of these sayings reflect the American obsession with properness and efficiency.
    所有这些格言都反映了美国人对正派和效率的痴迷。
  17. This novel is based on the real-life incident of a man's obsession with the famous actress.
    这部小说是根据一个真实的故事而写的,讲的是一个男人对一个著名女演员的苦恋。
  18. This was my first impression when I witness her latest works& series of obsession and desire.
    这是我的第一印象,当我看到她的最新作品&系列的痴迷和渴望。
  19. You're looking for an obsession with sex.
    你在寻找他对性的困扰的证据。
  20. We thought we had found a way to blunt the obsession with Vietnam.
    我们认为我们找到了冲淡对越南问题注意力的方法。
  21. Love me or hate me, its still an obsession.
    爱我,还是恨我,依旧是个困扰。
  22. He had an obsession with power and wealth.
    他对权力和财富着迷了。
  23. His paintings reveal an obsession with death.
    他的画揭示了对死亡的困扰。
  24. This initial fascination has rapidly grown into obsession that eventually took control over my life.
    最初的魅力,这已迅速成长为迷恋,最终接管了我的生活的控制。
  25. Eventually, he lost his job, and with it went his obsession and stress.
    最终,他丢掉了工作,随之而去的还有他的困扰和压力。
  26. We have this obsession with leadership.
    我们迷恋于领导力。
  27. Only I tell you the same obsession.
    相同的只有我对你的执念。
  28. I note with consternation Europeans 'obsession with regulating hedge funds and tax havens.
    我惊愕地注意到,欧洲方面对于监管对冲基金和避税港颇为迷恋。
  29. The problems began when his love for her turned to obsession.
    当他对她的爱变成了痴迷时,问题就来了。

英英释义

noun

  1. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

      Synonym:    fixation

    1. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
      1. her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly

      Synonym:    compulsion