possession

英 [pə'zeʃn] 美 [pə'zeʃn]

• n. 拥有；财产；所有；殖民地

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]占有,持有,拥有

   the state of having, holding, or owning sth, ownership

2. [P]个人财产,私人财物

   a piece of personal property

3. [C]领地,属地,殖民地

   a country controlled or governed by another

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 拥有，占有，所有，有
2. 殖民地，属地，领地
3. 着魔，着迷
4. （个人）财产
5. 所有物，占有物
6. 自制，镇定自若
7. 所有权
8. 【律】占有
9. 暂时控制住球，控球状态
10. 持有违禁物

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of having and controlling property

2. anything owned or possessed

3. being controlled by passion or the supernatural

4. a mania restricted to one thing or idea

5. a territory that is controlled by a ruling state

6. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

7. (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck);

   "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He was found in possession of dangerous drugs.
   她被发现藏有危险物品。
2. We've bought the house, but we can't get possession of it before July.
   我们买下了这所房子, 但要到七月份才算实际拥有。
3. The people had to gather up their few possessions and escaped abroad.
   人们不得不收拾起仅有的一点财物逃到国外去。
4. The villa is in the mayor's possession.
   那幢别墅属镇长所有。
5. The former colonial possessions are now independent states.
   以前的许多殖民地现已成为独立的国家。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. While our team is in possession the other team can't score.
   我们队控制球时,对方就无法得分。
2. When her father died, she came into possession of a large fortune.
   她的父亲死后,她继承了一大笔财产。
3. Peter's possessions roused his brother's jealousy.
   彼得的财产引起了他弟弟的妒忌。
4. The people had to gather up their few possessions and escape to the hills.
   人们不得不收拾起仅有的一点财物,逃到山里去了。
5. The former colonial possessions are now independent states.
   以前的殖民地现在大都成为独立国家。

经典引文

• Not one of those..mothers who expect always to have possession of a son's arm.

  出自： M. Edgeworth

• Philosophy is the possession of knowledge.

  出自： B. Jowett

• Catherine as Empress came into possession of three country palaces.

  出自： V. Cronin

• Possession is nine points (also parts, tenths) of the law.

  出自：Proverb

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

be in possession of〔(be) in sb's possession〕

占有某物 have or control (sth) so that others are prevented from using it

have〔get〕 possession of

占有,拥有 having or controlling

in the possession of

为某人所占有 make (sb) have or control (sth)

put in possession of

让某人知道make (sb) know (sth)
put sb in possession of sth
The letter put me in possession of some important information.

这封信使我知道了一些重要的信息。

take possession of

占领,夺取 become the owner or occupier

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• come into possession 得到,落入
• demand possession of 要求引渡
• gain possession of 获得…,得到…
• get possession of 得到…,掌握…
• give possession 给予,(给予)引渡
• have possession of 占有,拿到
• lose possessions 失去财产
• preserve possession 维持所有权
• put sb in possession of 让某人知道,使某人对…着迷
• secure possession of 获得…,牢牢掌握…
• seize possession of 占领…,掌握…
• take possession of 占领…,占有…
• value possession 珍惜财产

形容词+～

• lawful possession 合法的占有
• material possessions 物质财富
• overseas possessions 海外领土
• personal possessions 个人财产
• precious national possession 贵重的国宝
• prized possession 珍藏品
• treasured possession 珍藏品
• unlawful possession 非法占有,非法占领
• wrongful possession 不义之物

名词+～

• family possession 家庭财物
• government possession 政府财物

介词+～

• in possession (物)被据有,(人)据有

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. possession的基本意思是“占有”“持有”“拥有”,是抽象名词,不可数。possession引申可表示“领地”“属地”“殖民地”。
2. possession还可作“财物”解,一般都用复数形式。
3. 表示“某人拥有某物”是be in possession of或(be) in sb's possession,“某物为某人所拥有”是be in the possession of。前者不用定冠词the,后者则必用定冠词the。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

in〔into〕 possession of, in〔into〕 the possession of

• 这两个短语的意思相同。其区别是：
• 前者含主动的意味; 后者含被动的意味。例如:
• The enemy was in possession of the city.
• 敌人占领了城市。
• The city was in the possession of the enemy.
• 城市被敌人占领。
• The boss came into possession of a large estate.
• 这个老板得了一大笔不动产。
• A large estate came into the possession of the boss.
• 一大笔不动产被这个老板取得。

近反义词

【近义词】

• custody
• occupancy
• ownership