fixate
fixate
[fɪkˈseɪt]
verb
[with obj.]
[fɪkˈseɪt]
verb
[with obj.]
- (一般作 be fixated on/upon)cause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something
使痴迷，使依恋，使固着于
she has for some time been fixated on photography.
她迷恋摄影已有一段时间。
■[no obj.](fixate on/upon)acquire such an obsessive attachment to
痴迷，依恋，固着
it is important not to fixate on animosity.
重要的是不要抱着敌意不放。
■(in Freudian theory) arrest (a person or their libidinal energy) at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment
（弗洛伊德理论用语）使（人，性欲）固着 - (technical)direct one's eyes towards
(技)注视，看着，把视线集中在…上
subjects fixated a central point.
受试者注视着中心点。
[no obj.]there is tendency to fixate near the beginning of the line of print.
视线往往落在每行印刷文字的起始处附近。
- late 19th cent.: from Latin fixus, past participle of figere (see fix) + -ate
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