possessed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pos·sessed /pəˈzest/ adjective 1 ROif someone is possessed, their mind is controlled by something evil 着了魔的，鬼迷心窍的 She was convinced he was possessed by the devil. 她确信他被魔鬼附身了。like a man/woman possessed literary (=with a lot of energy or violence) 猛烈地，拼命地，着了魔似的2 be possessed of something literaryHAVE to have a particular quality, ability etc 具有〔某种品质、能力等〕 She was possessed of a fine and original mind. 她具有细腻而独到的思维方式。 → self-possessed
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possessed• Her family thought that she was possessed, and called in a priest.like a man/woman possessed• Young played the game like a man possessed.• Sobbing and screaming, she thrashed about like a woman possessed.• Chamden performed like men possessed and even had the audacity to mount wave after wave of attacks.pos·sessed adjectiveChineseSyllable
is is their mind if Corpus someone possessed,
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possessed
pos‧sessed /pəˈzest/
adjective
1. if someone is possessed, their mind is controlled by something evil:
She was convinced he was possessed by the devil.
like a man/woman possessed literary (=with a lot of energy or violence)
2. be possessed of something literary to have a particular quality, ability etc:
She was possessed of a fine and original mind.
⇨ self-possessed
pos‧sessed /pəˈzest/
adjective1. if someone is possessed, their mind is controlled by something evil:
like a man/woman possessed literary (=with a lot of energy or violence)
2. be possessed of something literary to have a particular quality, ability etc:
⇨ self-possessed
