n. 拥有, 占有, 所有, 财产, 领土, 领地, 自制, 着迷【经】 占有, 持有相关词组: in the possession of sb take possession of come into possession of sth come into sb's possession in possession of sth
1. 表示“拥有”“占有”等，是不可数名词。比较以下各组句子有无修饰语（定冠词或物主代词等）所导致的含义上的区别（主动或被动）：
这房子是李先生的。
正：Mr Li was in possession of the house.
正：The house wasin the possession of Mr Li.
他得了一大笔财产。
正：He came into possession of a large fortune.
正：A large fortune came into his possession.
注：take possession of 和 have possession of 这两个结构中通常不用冠词。如：
He has had possession of the house for ten years. 他拥有这房子已有10年了。
The policeman took possession of the thief’s bag. 警察拿下了那个小偷的包。
单词：possession的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
health/healthy/unhealthy/heal/heel/wealth/wealthy/possession/possess
记忆：
1. heal [ hi:l ] v. 治愈, 医治 Some herb can heal your discomfort more quickly. 某种草药能很快治好你的病。
2. health n. 健康 In some way, health is more important that money.从某个角度说，健康比金钱更重要。 in good/poor health 身体好/不好 格言：Health is not valued till sickness comes. 有病方知无病福。
3. healthy adj. 健康的 Sports can help us keep healthy.运动有助于我们保持健康。
4. unhealthy adj. 不健康的 Keep off the unhealthy books and games.不要去接触不健康的书籍和游戏。
5. heel [ hi:l ] n. 脚后跟, 踵 Will the prison abuse become Achilles’ heel of the White House?虐囚事件会不会成为白宫的要害呢？
6. wealth [ welW ] n. 财富, 财产, 大量 If I may choose, I prefer health to wealth.如果可以选择的话，我要健康而不是财富。
7. wealthy [ 5welWi ] adj. 富有的, 丰裕的 Though not so wealthy, I am more healthy than him.虽然没他有钱，但我比他健康。
8. well-off adj. 顺利的, 手头宽裕的, 繁荣昌盛的 Now more and more people are well-off.现在越来越多的人日子好过了。
9. possession [ pE5zeFEn ] n. 拥有, 占有, 财产(常用复数) It’s shameful that they took possession of the local people’s possessions.他们侵占了当地人的财产，这真让人羞愧。
10. possess [ pE5zes] vt.占有, 拥有 Young as he is, he possesses a web company. 他虽然年轻，却拥有一家网络公司。
另类阅读：
Last week I had my heels hurt and it cost me a lot to heal them. I drew a conclusion that health is the greatest wealth in our lives. It’s good to be both healthy and wealthy. But If my possessions are unhealthy, I will throw them away.
与单词：possession 相关的例句或者名人名言
The policeman took possession of the thief's bag.
警察夺过了小偷的包。
例句： A group of idle urchins had taken possession of the door-steps .
门前台阶已为一群没事做的玩童所霸占。
例句： To be idle sometimes is agreeable , but to be idle all the time might become monotonous .
一段时间空闲是令人愉快的，整日无所事事可能就单调乏味了。
He will guarantee us possession of the house by May.
他保证我们在五月可搬入这间房子。
He gained possession of more land.
他拥有了更多的土地。
※Conquer of fear of death and you are put into possession of your life. 不怕死，然后才能生。
※Man's best possession is a loving wife. 男人最可贵的是有一个贤淑的妻子。
※Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money ; it lies in the joy of achievement , in the thrill of creative effort .(Franklin Roosevelt , American president )——幸福不在于拥有金钱，而在于获得成就时的喜悦以及产生创造力的激情。(美国总统 罗斯福. F.)
