1 N-UNCOUNT 占有；拥有 If you are in possession of something, you have it, because you have obtained it or because it belongs to you. 占有；拥有 [formal]
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Those documents are now in the possession of the Guardian. [+ of]
那些文件目前在《卫报》手里。
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We should go up and take possession of the land. [+ of]
我们应该北上占领那片土地。
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He was also charged with illegal possession of firearms.
他还被控非法持有枪支。
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Religious pamphlets were found in their possession.
他们被发现持有宗教宣传册。
SYN ownership, control, custody, hold
2 N-COUNT [usually plural] 所有物；财产；财物 Your possessions are the things that you own or have with you at a particular time. 所有物；财产；财物
3 N-COUNT [usually plural] 属地；领地 A country's possessions are countries or territories that it controls. 属地；领地 [formal]
4 N-UNCOUNT 鬼魂附体；着魔 Possession by an evil spirit is the situation when a person's mind and body is controlled by an evil spirit. 鬼魂附体；着魔
Quotations
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal Bible: St. Matthew
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| N. | cocaine possession, drug possession, possession of a firearm, possession of illegal drugs, marijuana possession, possession of property, weapons possession 1 |
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