possess

verb

/pəˈzes/

not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they possess	/pəˈzes/ /pəˈzes/
he / she / it possesses	/pəˈzesɪz/ /pəˈzesɪz/
past simple possessed	/pəˈzest/ /pəˈzest/
past participle possessed	/pəˈzest/ /pəˈzest/
past simple possessing	/pəˈzesɪŋ/ /pəˈzesɪŋ/
past participle possessing	/pəˈzesɪŋ/ /pəˈzesɪŋ/

possess something (formal) to have or own something有；拥有
- He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence.他被控无照拥有猎枪。
- I'm afraid this is the only suitcase I possess.恐怕我只有这一个箱子。
- The gallery possesses a number of the artist's early works.这家画廊藏有那位画家的一些早期作品。
- Belgium was the first European country to possess a fully fledged rail network.比利时是第一个拥有完善铁路网的欧洲国家。
possess something (formal) to have a particular quality or feature具有（特质）
- I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour.恐怕他没有什么幽默感。
- workers who possess the requisite skills for the task拥有完成任务所需技能的工人
- He credited her with a maturity she did not possess.他认为她很成熟，其实不然。
- Isaak 's songwriting possesses a timeless quality. 艾萨克的歌曲创作具有永恒的品质。
- Young adults possess incredible purchasing power. 年轻人拥有难以置信的购买力。
possess somebody (literary) (of a feeling, an emotion, etc.感觉、情绪等) to have a powerful effect on somebody and control the way that they think, behave, etc.攫住；支配；控制
- A terrible fear possessed her.一种可怕的恐惧笼罩着她。
- I was possessed by a desire to tell her everything.我被那渴望向她吐露一切的想法控制住了。
possess somebody to do something (used in negative sentences and questions用于否定句和疑问句) to make somebody do something that seems strange or unreasonable使言行失常
- What possessed him to say such a thing?他着了什么魔竟说出这种话来？

词源late Middle English: from Old French possesser, from Latin possess- ‘occupied, held’, from the verb possidere, from potis ‘able, capable’ + sedere ‘sit’.