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the state in which a person’s mind is completely filled with thoughts of one particular thing or person in a way that is not normal 痴迷；着魔；困扰 Her fear of flying is bordering on obsession. 她怕乘飞机几乎到了不可救药的地步。 - obsession with somebody/something
There's a national obsession with celebrity in England. 英国有一种对名人的全民痴迷。 The media's obsession with the young prince continues. 新闻媒体继续对小王子进行连篇累牍的报道。
Extra ExamplesI don't understand television's current obsession with cookery programmes. 我不明白为什么现在电视里有如此多烹饪节目。 He was in the grip of an obsession and would not listen to reason. 他简直是鬼迷心窍，听不进任何道理。 She has an unhealthy obsession with her diet. 她对自己的饮食有一种病态的关注。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dangerous
- unhealthy
- current
- …
- become
- have
- obsession with
- [countable] obsession (with somebody)
a person or thing that somebody thinks about too much 使人痴迷的人（或物） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dangerous
- unhealthy
- current
- …
- become
- have
- obsession with
Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘siege’): from Latin obsessio(n-), from the verb obsidere, from ob- ‘opposite’ + sedere ‘sit’.