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VERB
占有；擁有
If you possess something, you have it or own it.
例句
He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon...
他隨后被逮捕，并被控擁有攻擊性武器。
He is said to possess a fortune of more than two-and-a-half-thousand million dollars.
據說他擁有超出25億美元的財富。
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VERB
具備，具有（特定品質、才能等）
If someone or something possesses a particular quality, ability, or feature, they have it.
例句
...individuals who are deemed to possess the qualities of sense, loyalty and discretion...
被認為具備了理性、忠誠和判斷力的人
This figure has long been held to possess miraculous power.
這個數字長時間以來都被認為擁有神奇的力量。
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VERB
（情感或信仰）影響，控制
If a feeling or belief possesses you, it strongly influences your thinking or behaviour.
例句
Absolute terror possessed her...
她恐懼到了極點。
Tsvetayeva was possessed by a frenzied urge to get out of Moscow.
茨維塔耶娃內心有一種想要離開莫斯科的狂熱沖動。
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PHRASE
（表示驚訝）是什么驅使…（干…），是什么促使…（做…）
If you ask what possessed someone to do something, you are emphasizing your great surprise that they have done something which you consider foolish or dangerous.
例句
What on earth had possessed her to agree to marry him?
究竟是什么讓她同意嫁給他的？