| 单词 | obsessive |
| 释义 | obsessive (once / 6000 pages) adjn If you rush to the carwash every time a speck of dust lands on your fender, your friends probably describe you as obsessive about keeping your car clean. In other words, you care way too much about your car's cleanliness. Whenever someone is wild about something to an alarming or unnatural extent, you can say they're obsessive. If you go berserk when your neighbor’s soccer ball lands in your flowerbed, your neighbors might think you’re obsessive about your garden. If there’s a person you think about every moment, night and day, you may be obsessive, or maybe you’re just in love. WORD FAMILYobsessive: obsessively, obsessiveness, obsessives, obsessivity+/obsess: obsessed, obsesses, obsessing, obsession, obsessive/obsession: obsessional, obsessions/obsessional: obsessionally USAGE EXAMPLESHis obsessive attention to detail does not always bear fruit, of course. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) The mother is a singular star to her baby, whose gaze follows her around the room with the watchfulness of an obsessive fan. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Some people think I’m obsessive, and I suppose I am. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj characterized by or constituting an obsession obsessive gambling Syn obsessional neurotic, psychoneurotic affected with emotional disorder 2n a person who has obsessions Hyper mental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic a person suffering from neurosis |
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