obsession /ɑbˈsɛʃən/ noun plural obsessions
plural obsessions
Learner's definition of OBSESSION
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: a state in which someone thinks about someone or something constantly or frequently especially in a way that is not normal癡迷;迷戀;困擾 [count]
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He was fascinated by the actress and tracking her every move had become an obsession.他被這位女演員迷住了,癡迷地追蹤她的一舉一動。
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She has an obsession about cleanliness.她有潔癖。
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the object of her obsession [=the thing that she is obsessed about]令她着迷的東西
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The restaurant's menu is evidence of the chef's lifelong obsession with international cuisines. [=the chef's lifelong interest in international cuisines]從飯店的菜單上可以看出這位主廚一生對於國際美食始終不渝的追求。
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2 [count]
a : someone or something that a person thinks about constantly or frequently令人着迷的人(或事物) b : an activity that someone is very interested in or spends a lot of time doing嗜好 — obsessional
/ɑbˈsɛʃənl̟/ adjective [more obsessional; most obsessional]