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