possess
verb
pəˈzes
verb
1
to
have
a
particular
quality
or
ability
In
spoken
English
it
is
much
more
usual
to
use
在英语口语中更常用的说法是 have or 或 have got
formal
Different
workers
possess
different
skills.
不同的工人拥有不同技能。
He
no
longer
possessed
the
power
to
frighten
her.
他再也吓不倒她了。
He
has
a
lot
of
talent.
他很有才华。
2
or
to
have
or
own
something
[正式或法律] 拥有，持有〔某物〕
formal law
Neither
of
them
possessed
a
credit
card.
他们两人都没有信用卡。
Campbell
was
found
guilty
of
possessing
heroin.
坎贝尔私藏海洛因的罪名成立。
3
what possessed sb (to do sth)?
used
to
say
that
you
cannot
understand
why
someone
did
something
stupid
[口] 是什么驱使某人（做某事）？〔表示不明白某人为何做傻事〕
spoken
What
on
earth
possessed
her
to
do
it?
到底是什么让她干出这种事的？
4
if
a
feeling
possesses
you,
you
suddenly
feel
it
very
strongly
and
it
affects
your
behaviour
[文] 〔感觉〕控制，支配，影响
literary
A
mad
rage
possessed
her.
她突然狂怒起来。