[U] an emotional state in which someone or something is so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people 着魔;迷恋 obsession with : Jack's obsession with personal cleanliness annoys everyone. 杰克的洁癖让所有人都很恼火。
The girls' interest in the star had bordered on obsession (=was almost an obsession). 女孩子们对那个明星的兴趣几乎到了着魔的程度。
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