| 单词 | possessed |
| 释义 | possessed (once / 107 pages) adj Someone who's possessed is completely controlled by some force. If you've ever seen a crazed sports fan screaming with joy for the winning team, you've seen a person possessed with team spirit. While possessed is the past tense of the verb possess, to have, it most often describes someone who's obsessed with something. The controlling force can be an emotion, like when your friend is possessed by her infatuation with her favorite pop star. It can also be a supernatural power or demon — possessed describes someone you believe is truly controlled by an evil spirit, or someone who just acts that way. WORD FAMILYpossessed: possessedly, self-possessed+/dispossess: dispossessed, dispossesses, dispossessing, dispossession/dispossession: dispossessions/possess: dispossess, possessed, possesses, possessing, possession, possessive, possessor, prepossess, repossess/possession: possessions, self-possession/possessive: possessively, possessiveness, possessives/possessor: possessors/prepossess: prepossessed, prepossesses, prepossessing, prepossession/prepossessing: prepossessingly, unprepossessing/prepossession: prepossessions/repossess: repossessed, repossesses, repossessing, repossession/repossession: repossessions/unprepossessing: unprepossessingly USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Trump pointed to the CIA’s incorrect assessment in 2003 that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Supernatural Rick Springfield guest stars a rock star possessed by Lucifer in this repeat. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) He’s possessed by something else, his life force onstage. The New Yorker(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion by love possessed Syn obsessed controlled restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds 2adj frenzied as if possessed by a demon Syn amok, amuck, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal insane afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement |
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