re·pos·sess /ˌriːpəˈzes/ vt. 1. 重新拥有；重新占有；(在购物人不能如期偿付时)取回，收回(赊购货物) He repossessed his lost briefcase. 他重新获得失去的公事包。 In default of the payment of instalments due, the mobile homes were repossessed. 由于不付分期付款的到期应付款项，活动房屋被收回去了。 2. 使重新拥有；使重新占有 repossess oneself of one's house 收回自己所有的房屋