单词 | fixation |
释义 | fixationfix‧a‧tion /fɪkˈseɪʃən/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatoran obsession about someone or something► obsession Collocations an unreasonably strong and continuous interest in someone or something, so that you cannot stop thinking about them and your behaviour is seriously affected: become an obsession/turn into an obsession: · Julia's desire to stay slim has become an obsession.obsession with/for: · Picasso's obsession with death and sickness greatly influenced his work.· I knew that if I wasn't careful, my obsession for her could destroy me.have an obsession: · Bowman has a dangerous obsession with speed. ► mania a very strong desire for something or interest in something, especially one that affects a lot of people at the same time: mania for: · A mania for a game called Nibs ran through the school.· I had a mania for cleanliness, and once made him stay in all day while I washed all his clothes.religious/gambling etc mania: · Aunt Edna was scathing about her cousin's religious mania. ► fixation an unnaturally strong interest in or love for someone or something: fixation with/on: · our fixation with diet and fitness· The killing was the result of Dougherty's four year fixation with a co-worker who would not date him. ► fascination a very strong and unusual interest in a particular person, subject, or type of thing: fascination with/for: · What's your sudden fascination with my boyfriend?· Mark has a fascination for all things electrical. ► fetish an extremely strong and unreasonable interest in something: fetish for: · Americans seem to have a fetish for watering their golf courses.a foot/hair/animal etc fetish: · She told stories about the band's alcoholic binges, their arrests on drug charges, and even about one member's foot fetish. ► preoccupation a strong interest in one thing, usually because you are worried about it, which means that you cannot pay attention to other things: preoccupation with: · Georgina's preoccupation with her appearance takes up most of her time.· Writing a will is not evidence of a morbid preoccupation with death. WORD SETS► Psychology/Psychiatryagoraphobia, nounagoraphobic, noun-aholic, suffixanalyse, verbanalysis, nounanalyst, nounanorexia, nounantidepressant, nounautism, nounbattle fatigue, nounbehaviourism, nounbreakdown, nounbulimia, nouncatharsis, nouncertify, verbclaustrophobia, nouncognition, nouncognitive, adjectivecomplex, nouncompulsive, adjectivecounsel, verbcounselling, nouncrazed, adjectivecrazy, adjectivedefence mechanism, noundelusion, noundemented, adjectivedementia, noundenial, noundepressed, adjectivedepression, noundepressive, adjectivedepressive, nounderanged, adjectivediminished responsibility, noundipsomaniac, noundisordered, adjectivedisturbance, noundysfunctional, adjectiveeating disorder, nouneccentricity, nounego, nounelectric shock therapy, nounemotional, adjectiveexhibitionism, nounextra-sensory perception, nounfixation, nounFreudian, adjectiveFreudian slip, noungroup therapy, nounhallucinate, verbhydrophobia, nounhypnosis, nounhypnotic, adjectivehypnotise, verbhypnotist, nounhypnotize, verbid, nouninferiority complex, nouninsane, adjectiveinsanity, nounkleptomania, nounkleptomaniac, nounlibido, nounlinear, adjectivemaladjusted, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmanic depressive, nounmental, adjectivemental age, nounmental hospital, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemidlife crisis, nounmisogynist, nounmixed up, adjectivenerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectiveobsessive, nounoedipal, adjectiveOedipus complex, nounpadded cell, nounparanoia, nounparanoid, adjectivepathological, adjectivepathology, nounpatterning, nounphallic, adjectivephobia, noun-phobia, suffixphrenology, nounpost-traumatic stress disorder, nounprecognition, nounpsyche, nounpsychiatric, adjectivepsychiatrist, nounpsychiatry, nounpsychic, adjectivepsycho, nounpsycho-, prefixpsychoanalysis, nounpsychoanalyst, nounpsychoanalyze, verbpsychobabble, nounpsychodrama, nounpsychokinesis, nounpsychological, adjectivepsychologist, nounpsychology, nounpsychopath, nounpsychosis, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepsychotherapy, nounpsychotic, adjectivepyromaniac, nounrepression, nounresidential treatment facility, nounRorschach test, nounsadism, nounsadist, nounsafety valve, nounsanity, nounscar, nounscar, verbschizoid, adjectiveschizophrenia, nounschizophrenic, adjectiveschizophrenic, nounscrewed up, adjectivesocialize, verbsociopath, nounsplit personality, nounsubconscious, adjectivesubconscious, nounsuggestion, nounsuperego, nountherapy, nountorment, nountrance, nountrauma, nounvoyeur, nounwell-adjusted, adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► nitrogen 1a very strong interest in or love for someone or something, that is not natural or healthyfixation on/with/about Carlo has an absolute fixation with the royal family. a mother fixation2technical a kind of mental illness in which someone’s mind or emotions stop developing· What are the prospects for nitrogen fixation in plants? |
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