(动词)使着迷;使困扰;让人反复想着某事而难以摆脱。常用搭配:be obsessed with(痴迷于/对……念念不忘)。另有较少见的含义:obsess about/over(为……过度担心、反复琢磨)。
/əbˈses/
I try not to obsess over small mistakes.
我尽量不为小错误反复纠结。
She became obsessed with proving the theory, even when the evidence was unclear and her friends urged her to rest.
她痴迷于证明这个理论,即使证据并不清楚、朋友也劝她休息,她仍然停不下来。
来自拉丁语 obsidere(“围困、包围”),由 *ob-*(“对着、向着”)+ sedere(“坐”)构成。引申到心理层面,表示“某个念头像把人围住一样”,让人被想法“困住”。