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preoccupy preoccupied preoccupation

preoccupy
[英] [priˈɔkjupai] [美] [priˈɑkjəˌpaɪ] 生词本

vt.

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  • 英英释义

1. VERB 使全神贯注；使入神；占据…的思想 If something is preoccupying you, you are thinking about it a lot. 

  • Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community.

    犯罪和对犯罪的恐惧一直困扰着这个社区。

  • ...the particular issues, problems and theories that preoccupied him.

    萦绕在他心头的那些议题、问题和理论

Verb

1. engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively;

  • "His work preoccupies him"
  • "The matter preoccupies her completley--she cannot think of anything else"

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

  • "the army preoccupied the hills"