possession

[pə'zeʃən]

n.拥有, 财产, 所有, 殖民地

n.

1. 拥有; 占有[U]

The possession of a degree does not guarantee you a job.

拥有一个学位不能保证你找到工作。

2. 所有物; 财产[P]

Her possessions could fit in one suitcase.

她的全部财物可以装在一个手提箱内。

3. 领地, 属地, 殖民地[C][P1]

Some Caribbean islands are still French possessions.

一些加勒比岛屿至今仍是法国的领地。

4. 自制, 镇定自若[U]

With his usual possession, he answered all the questions.

他以那惯常的沉着回答了所有的问题。

5. 着魔[U]

This charm will protect a man from possession by evil spirits.

这个护身符将保护人不致着魔。

词形变化

形容词: possessional |

词义辨析

同义:

n.持有, 具有; 占据, 居民

ownership  demesne  domain  aught  holding  hold  retention  occupancy  occupation  residence  habitation  habitancy  custody  control  proprietership  title

n.所有物, 财产; 资金

belongings  holdings  effects  personal effects  chattels  paraphernalia  goods  movables  property  estate  freehold  land  personalty  wealth  worth  assets  resources  riches  fortune  money  capital  wherewithal  things  stuff  worldly goods  

同义参见:

settlement  hand  grip  conjuration  grasp  monopoly  satellite  acquisition  

英英释义

名词 possession:

the act of having and controlling property

同义词：ownership

anything owned or possessed

being controlled by passion or the supernatural

a mania restricted to one thing or idea

同义词：monomania

a territory that is controlled by a ruling state

the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

同义词：self-control, self-possession, willpower, self-command, self-will

(sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)

短语词组

in possession of

1. 拥有

Who is in possession of this?

谁拥有这个?

补充

possessionpossession英:[pəˈzeʃən] 美:[pəˈzɛʃən]n.1.占有, 持有, 拥有The Egyptians strove with the Romans for the possession of the Nile Valley.埃及人为占有尼罗河谷而与罗马人斗争。2.个人财产, 私人财物She forsook her worldly possessions to devote herself to the church.她抛弃世上的财物而献身教会。3.领地, 属地, 殖民地India was Britain's former overseas possession.印度是英国过去的海外领地。

例句

1. She tidied away her possessions.她收拾好了自己的东西。 2. They lost all their possessions in the earthquake.他们在地震中失去了全部财产。 3. The possession of a degree does not guarantee you a job.有学位不一定就能找到工作。 4. possession of a passport持有护照 5. possession of drugs藏有毒品 6. The police are now in possession of new evidence.警方现在掌握了新的证据。 7. The newspaper is in possession of documents which prove his guilt.这家报纸掌握了证明他有罪的文件。 8. Religious pamphlets were found in their possession.在他们身上发现了宗教宣传册。 9. The documents are now in the possession ofThe Guardian.那些文件目前在《卫报》手里。 10. All of them were French possessions at one time or another.它们曾经全都是法国属地。 11. They were convinced the girls' behaviour was due to possession by the devil.他们确信这些女孩子之所以有如此举动是因为被魔鬼附了身。 12. The rebels have taken possession of various government buildings.反叛者已占领了各处政府大楼。 13. The Borthwick family took possession of the house in the early 19th century.博思威克家族在19世纪早期成为了这幢房子的新主人。 14. are you in possession of any items over ￡500 in value?.你有价值￡500以上的物品吗？。 15. he had taken possession of one of the sofas.他已经占有了其中的一个沙发。 16. the book came into my possession.这本书归我了。 17. the landlord wishes to gain possession of the accommodation.房东想要占有这个住处。 18. they were imprisoned for possession of explosives.他们因私藏爆炸品而被监禁。 19. they're charged with possession.他们因私藏毒品而被指控。 20. the ball hit a defender and Brown's quick reaction put him in possession.这个球打在了一个防守队员身上，布朗很快做出反应控制了球。 21. I was alone with no money or possessions.我独自一人，没有钱，也没有财产。 22. that photograph was Bert's most precious possession.那张照片是伯特最珍贵的财产。 23. France's former colonial possessions.法国从前的殖民领地。 24. they said prayers to protect the people inside the hall from demonic possession.他们念祷词以使大厅里的人免于被鬼附身。 25. fear took possession of my soul.恐惧控制了我的灵魂。 26. Bud packed all his possessions and left.巴德收拾好他的所有财物后便走了。 27. She is old but still has (full) possession of her senses/faculties. [=she is still able to think clearly]她虽然年老但并不糊涂。 28. I have in my possession [=I possess] silverware that has been passed down in my family for generations.我有些祖传的银器。 29. The city can take possession of the abandoned buildings.市政府享有废弃建筑的所有权。 30. She came into possession of a rare silver coin.她得到一枚罕见的银币。 31. The family lost all of its possessions in the fire.这家人在大火中失去了所有的财产。 32. This ring was my mother's most precious possession.这枚戒指是我妈妈最珍贵的财产。 33. personal possessions [=belongings]私人物品 34. The defendant was charged with heroin possession.被告被控非法持有海洛因。 35. possession of stolen property非法窝赃 36. The U.S. has several possessions in the Pacific Ocean.美国在太平洋有几个海外领地。 37. He took too long to shoot and lost possession of the puck.他带球时间过长，没等射门就失去了对球的控制。 38. He did not have possession of the ball before he was knocked out of bounds.他尚未控球就被撞出界了。 39. They scored a touchdown on each of their first two possessions.他们在前两次进攻中都达阵得分。 40. demonic possession魔鬼缠身