preoccupy 详细解释

preoccupy

[pri:'ɔkjupai]

v.先占, 使专注于, 迷住

vt.

1. 使全神贯注; 使入神

The question of whether life exists on other planets preoccupied the boy's mind.

那男孩心中老是想着其他星球上是否存在生命这一问题。

2. 抢先占据; 抢先占有

The seats have been preoccupied.

座位已给人家先占了。

词形变化

动词过去式: preoccupied | 动词过去分词: preoccupied | 动词现在分词: preoccupying | 动词第三人称单数: preoccupies |

词义辨析

同义:

v.使全神贯注, 迷住

absorb  immerse  engross  devour  keep to oneself  rivet  fix  fixate  arrest  attract  engage  occupy  hold  involve  

英英释义

动词 preoccupy:

engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively

occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance

补充

preoccupypreoccupy英:[priˈɔkjupai] 美:[priˈɑkjəˌpaɪ]vt.1.占据(某人)思想; 使对…全神贯注, 使专心于The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind.去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。

例句

1. Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community.犯罪活动和对犯罪活动的恐惧使这个社区人心惶惶。 2. the particular issues, problems and theories that preoccupied him使他全神贯注的那些议题、问题和理论 3. Something seems to be preoccupying her at the moment.她此刻若有所思。 4. The front seats have been preoccupied.前排座位已给别人先占了。 5. his mother was preoccupied with paying the bills.他母亲满脑子想的是如何付账。 6. [as adj. preoccupied]she seemed a bit preoccupied.她好像有点心事。 7. The question of life after death has preoccupied many philosophers.来世问题是许多哲学家所关注的。 8. Her family problems continue to preoccupy her. [=she continues to spend a lot of time thinking/worrying about her family problems]家庭问题一直困扰着她。

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