fixate
UK/'fikseit/US
GREA2
Definitions
v.
To focus your attention or thoughts obsessively on one thing.
专注于；痴迷于；执着于
v.
To direct one's eyes steadily at a point.
凝视；将目光固定于
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfix (fasten) + -ate (verb-forming suffix, 'to make') = 'to make fixed.' To fixate is to pin something down — usually your attention. The common modern use is psychological: to fixate on a worry or idea is to nail your mind to it and be unable to let go.
Root fix still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.fixate on执着于
- 2.fixate on the past纠结于过去
- 3.fixate on details死盯着细节
Example Sentences
- 1.
Try not to fixate on one bad review and ignore all the good ones.
- 2.
He fixates on tiny details and misses the bigger picture.
- 3.
The baby's eyes fixated on the bright moving toy.