pos·sess
verb/pəˈzes/
/pəˈzes/
not used in the progressive tensesVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they possess | /pəˈzes/ /pəˈzes/ |
| he / she / it possesses | /pəˈzesɪz/ /pəˈzesɪz/ |
| past simple possessed | /pəˈzest/ /pəˈzest/ |
| past participle possessed | /pəˈzest/ /pəˈzest/ |
| -ing form possessing | /pəˈzesɪŋ/ /pəˈzesɪŋ/ |
- possess something (formal) to have or own something
有；拥有 - He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence.
他被控无照拥有猎枪。 - I'm afraid this is the only suitcase I possess.
恐怕我只有这一个箱子。 - The gallery possesses a number of the artist's early works.
这家画廊藏有那位画家的一些早期作品。 - Belgium was the first European country to possess a fully fledged rail network.
比利时是第一个拥有成熟铁路网络的欧洲国家。
- He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence.
- possess something (formal) to have a particular quality or feature
具有（特质） - I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour.
恐怕他没有什么幽默感。 - workers who possess the requisite skills for the task
具备完成任务所需技能的工人 - He credited her with a maturity she did not possess.
他认为她很成熟，其实不然。 - Isaak 's songwriting possesses a timeless quality.
Isaak 的歌曲创作具有永恒的品质。 - Young adults possess incredible purchasing power.
年轻人拥有令人难以置信的购买力。
- I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour.
- possess somebody (literary) (of a feeling, an emotion, etc.) to have a powerful effect on somebody and control the way that they think, behave, etc.
攫住；支配；控制 - A terrible fear possessed her.
一种可怕的恐惧占据了她的心。 - I was possessed by a desire to tell her everything.
我被那渴望向她吐露一切的想法控制住了。
- A terrible fear possessed her.
- possess somebody to do something (used in negative sentences and questions) to make somebody do something that seems strange or unreasonable
使言行失常 - What possessed him to say such a thing?
他着了什么魔竟说出这种话来？
- What possessed him to say such a thing?
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French possesser, from Latin possess- ‘occupied, held’, from the verb possidere, from potis ‘able, capable’ + sedere ‘sit’.