Word · Frequency #18885
repossessing
收回；取回；重新获得
repossessing is the present participle of repossess.
to claim something back; to regain possession of something
- 1.
To reclaim ownership of property for which payment remains due.
收回尚未付清款项的财产所有权。
收回尚未付清款项的财产所有权。；再拿到手；取回；[经] 重新获得
In use
If you don't keep up the loan payments, the bank may repossess your car.
The finance company repossessed the television set after the buyer missed three payments.
They are repossessing the apartment because the tenant has not paid rent for months.
repossess sth
repossess 是及物动词，必须接宾语，常用于收回抵押物。
The bank repossessed their house after they missed the payments.
他们逾期未还款后，银行收回了他们的房子。
repossess sth from sb
用介词 from 引出原来持有该物品的人。
The lender repossessed the car from the borrower.
贷款机构从借款人那里收回了汽车。
be repossessed
被动语态常用来强调被收回的物品或房屋。
Their home was repossessed last year.
他们的房子去年被收回了。
Verb forms
base repossess · third person repossesses · -ing repossessing · past repossessed · past participle repossessed
常指因未按期还款而收回（房产、汽车等），为规则动词。
Common mistakes
The bank repossessed on his car.The bank repossessed his car.
repossess 是及物动词，后接被收回的物，不需要加介词 on；误加 on 是受 foreclose on 的影响。
The bank repossessed because he missed three payments.The bank repossessed his car because he missed three payments.
repossess 必须带宾语，明确收回的对象；不能像不及物动词那样单独使用。
Connections
Collocations
- repossess a car
- 收回汽车
- The bank repossessed his car after he missed six payments.在他连续六次未还款后，银行收回了他的汽车。
- repossess a house
- 收回房子
- They may repossess the house if the mortgage is not paid.如果不偿还抵押贷款，他们可能会收回房子。
- repossess property
- 收回房产
- The lender has the right to repossess the property.贷款人有权收回该房产。
- repossess goods
- 收回商品
- The company can repossess goods if the customer defaults on payment.如果客户拖欠付款，公司可以收回商品。
- right to repossess
- 收回权
- The contract gives the seller the right to repossess the item.合同赋予卖方收回该物品的权利。
- repossess the vehicle
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆解记忆：re(再)+possess(占有)=重新占有，即‘收回’（如银行收回未还贷的车）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、loan default notices、banking and finance 该词为正式用词，通常用于法律、金融等书面或正式场合，表示收回抵押物或未付款商品；日常口语中较少用，常说“收回”或“拿回”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 repossess 的重读尾音 /-es/ 押韵（重读元音为 /e/，后接 /s/）；其中 possess 的尾音节与 repossess 完全相同。注意：repose /rɪˈpəʊz/、process（名词）英音 /ˈprəʊses/、access /ˈækses/ 等拼写相近的词读音不同，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.