obsess

• 动词，表示使某人持续不断地想着某人或某事，常达到过度、无法摆脱的程度；也可表示自己如此沉迷。

A verb used to indicate the act of being preoccupied or constantly thinking about someone or something, often to an excessive degree.

1. Haunt or pursue persistentlyB2formal

   To dominate or preoccupy someone's thoughts in a persistent and troubling way, like a ghostly presence.

   纠缠

   • The memory of the accident continued to obsess him for years.
   • A feeling of failure obsessed her every waking moment.
   • The idea of revenge obsessed the character throughout the novel.

   同义词bedevilbesetconsumedominatehauntnagplaguepossesspreoccupytorment

   反义词disregardignoreneglect

2. Be preoccupied with somethingB2informal

   To think about someone or something constantly or excessively, often in an unhealthy way.

   执迷于

   • She tends to obsess over small details in her work.
   • He obsesses about his health and checks his symptoms online daily.
   • Don't obsess over what other people think of you.

   同义词agonizebrooddwellfixatefretpreoccupy

   反义词disregardignoreneglectoverlook