词汇 | possessively |
释义 | possessively adverb uk /pəˈzes.ɪv.li/ us /pəˈzes.ɪv.li/ Someone who behaves possessively towards another person wants to have all of that person's love and attention and will not share it with anyone else: He stroked his partner's hair possessively. She reached out and took Alisha possessively by the elbow. in a way that shows that you do not want to share something with other people or lend it to them: She held the camera possessively on her lap. He spread his hands possessively over the books and papers in front of him. Mac slid an arm possessively around her waist. He held on to my hand possessively, squeezing it at regular intervals. The mother cat seized her kitten possessively and carried it upstairs. Envy and jealousy all right be green with envyidiom covet covetable covetous covetously disgustingly enviable enviably envious enviously envy envyingly green greenly grudge jealous jealousy possessive threatened You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Wanting things Related wordpossessive |
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