(1)拥(占)有 (ownership) [U]： fight for/win/get～of the ball 抢/得到/得到球;the～of wealth 拥有财富;come into～of a million dollars/a large estate/a fortune 获得100万美元/一大笔地产/一笔财富;(car) come into sb's～(汽车)被某人所拥有;have valuable information in one's～拥有有价值的情报;The house is for sale with vacant～. 空房出售。P～is nine points of the law. 占有者在诉讼中总占上风。〖同〗possessing，owning;

(2)拥(所)有物，财产 (sth that is owned by sb) [C， 尤pl]： lose all one's～s in the fire/during the war 在火灾/战争中失去了自己的全部财产;have few valuable～s 没有什么值钱的财产;rob sb of his～s 抢劫某人的财产;Check your～s on arrival. 到达时请检查一下个人的物品。a poor man with few～s 没有什么财产的穷人;a man of great～s 富人;〖同〗belongings;

(3)领(属，殖民)地 ((foreign) country controlled or governed by another) [C]： Britain and her foreign～s 英国及其在海外的领地;former colonial～s 从前的殖民地;These islands were once～s of Spain. 这些岛屿曾是西班牙的殖民地。〖同〗territory，province;

in possession (of sth) 1)独占;控制： The England players were in～of the ball for most of the match. 英格兰队的球员在比赛的大部分时间里控制着球。2)拥有;住在： in～of a university degree 拥有大学学位;be found in～of drugs 被发现拥有毒品;be in～of a house 拥有一所房子;The information in my～is strictly confidential. 我掌握的情报是高度机密的。

take possession (of sth) 占有(领)(某物(处))(fml)： take～of the enemy's fort 占领敌人的要塞;You can't take～of the house until all the papers have been signed. 在全部文件签好字之前，你不能住进那所房子。

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