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obsessive

/əbsɛsɪv/

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1 · adjective

thinking about something so much that it is hard to stop

过度执着的

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His obsessive checking of the figures slowed the project.
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他反复核对数字，过度执着，拖慢了项目进度。
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Pronunciation: /əbsɛsɪv/

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