1. | ~ sth 有;拥有to have or own sth |
He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence. 他被控无照拥有猎枪。 | |
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。 |
2. | ~ sth 具有(特质)to have a particular quality or feature |
I'm afraid he doesn't possess a sense of humour. 恐怕他没有什么幽默感。 |
3. | [usupass] ~ sb 攫住;支配;控制to have a powerful effect on sb and control the way that they think, behave, etc. |
4. | ~ sb to do sth 使言行失常to make sb do sth that seems strange or unreasonable |
What possessed him to say such a thing? 他着了什么魔竟说出这种话来? |