fixate
/ˈfɪkseɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- (一般作be fixated on/upon)cause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something使痴迷, 使依恋, 使固着于:
she has for some time been fixated on photography.
她迷恋摄影已有一段时间。
1.1
- no obj.
fixate on/upon
acquire such an obsessive attachment to痴迷, 依恋, 固着: it is important not to fixate on animosity.
重要的是不要抱着敌意不放。
1.2
- (in Freudian theory) arrest (a person or their libidinal energy) at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment(弗洛伊德理论用语)使(人, 性欲)在幼年时受压抑从而产生固着, 固恋
2
- technical direct one's eyes towards〈技〉注视, 看着, 把目光集中在…上:
subjects fixated a central point
受试者注视着中心点
no obj. there is tendency to fixate near the beginning of the line of print.人的目光往往落在每行印刷文字的起始处附近。
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