be possessed of something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe possessed of somethingbe possessed of somethingliteraryHAVE to have a particular quality, ability etc She was possessed of a fine and original mind. → possessedExamples from the Corpusbe possessed of something• Let us assume that the entire being is possessed of 1,000 arbitrary units of life force.• He felt possessed of great strength and fearlessness.• Unlike Tyron, Mr Nagasyu was possessed of a degree of style and sophistication.• For Pan-dora, like all women, was possessed of a lively curiosity.• The President is possessed of a philosophical agenda based on a lifetime of experience and thought.• She was possessed of a wryness toward things around her that was endearing.• To my contemporaries then at this time, a helmet was possessed of immense symbolic importance.• Finally, the citizen must, if true to his quality, be possessed of some civic virtue.• Sarah Stitt is possessed of the same huge eyes that she likes to paint in her huge-eyed portraits.

单词	be possessed of something
释义	be possessed of something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe possessed of somethingbe possessed of somethingliteraryHAVE to have a particular quality, ability etc She was possessed of a fine and original mind. → possessedExamples from the Corpusbe possessed of something• Let us assume that the entire being is possessed of 1,000 arbitrary units of life force.• He felt possessed of great strength and fearlessness.• Unlike Tyron, Mr Nagasyu was possessed of a degree of style and sophistication.• For Pan-dora, like all women, was possessed of a lively curiosity.• The President is possessed of a philosophical agenda based on a lifetime of experience and thought.• She was possessed of a wryness toward things around her that was endearing.• To my contemporaries then at this time, a helmet was possessed of immense symbolic importance.• Finally, the citizen must, if true to his quality, be possessed of some civic virtue.• Sarah Stitt is possessed of the same huge eyes that she likes to paint in her huge-eyed portraits.
随便看	follow a profession of life etc follow a profession/trade/way of life etc follow a route follow a trade of life etc follow a trend etc follow a way of life etc follow around follow close on the heels of follow drift follow every move follow hot on the heels of follow in footsteps follow in somebody’s footsteps follow into follow into etc follow logic follow my leader follow on follow on follow somebody around follow somebody into something follow somebody into/to etc something follow something up with something follow something ↔ through follow something ↔ up