1 possessive (of/about sb/sth) not wanting to share sb/sth 不愿与人分享: Dan is so possessive with his toys -- he won't let other children play with them. 丹尼对于自己的玩具很吝啬─他不让别的孩子玩。

2 (grammar语法) used to describe words that show who or what a person or thing belongs to 属格的；所有格的: ‘My’, ‘your’ and ‘his’ are possessive adjectives. my、your、his是属格形容词。‘Mine’, ‘yours’ and ‘his’ are possessive pronouns. mine、yours、his是属格代名词。