| 释义 |
pos·ses·sion /pəˈzeʃən/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 有，持有；私藏；〈口〉私藏毒品
The possession of a degree does not guarantee you a job. 有学位不一定保证能找到工作。
Before leaving this country, you must be in possession of a valid passport. 在出国前你必须持有有效护照。
The police asked the arrested man how the revolver had come into his possession. 警方诘问被捕者那支左轮手枪是如何到他手里的。
be arrested for possession of drugs 因私藏毒品被逮捕
get busted on possession 因私藏毒品被捕
2. 拥有；所有权；【律】占有(包括租用或占用)
When his father died, he came into possession of a number of local farms. 他父亲去世后，他继承了好几个当地的农场。
My old house is in the possession of an old lady now. 我的那所老房子现已归一位老太太所有。
We've bought the house, but we can't get possession of it before July. 我们虽已买下这所房子，但是要到7月份才能搬进去。
They took possession of the island. 他们占据了那个岛屿。
3. 所有物；[possessions] 财产，财富
Check your possessions on arrival. 抵达时检查一下你携带的物品。
He was a poor man with few possessions. 他是个没有什么财产的穷人。
4. 领地，属地
colonial possessions 殖民地
Paris granted independence to its East African possession. 巴黎方面同意它的东非属地独立。
5. 【体】(对球的)控制；控球权
Everton have had most of the possession. 大部分时间是埃弗顿队控制着球。
Wales can't get any points while the England players are in possession. 英格兰队控制着球的时候，威尔士队得不到分。
6. (感情等的)支配，控制；(精灵等的)附身，着魔
They were calmly in possession of themselves. 他们当时冷静而镇定。
A remarkable feeling of suspense began to take possession of him. 一种忐忑不安的异常感觉开始控制着他。
7. 自制，镇定，沉着
With his usual possession, he answered all the questions. 他以惯有的沉着回答了所有的问题。
8. 【心】另一种人格占有(指一个人的正常人格被另一种替身人格所占领的心理状态)
phr. Possession is nine points (或 nine tenths) of the law. 【律】现实占有，败一胜九。 (意指占有者在诉讼中总占上风) |