preoccupy
英 [pri?'?kj?pa?]
美[pri'ɑkj?'pai]
- vt. 迷住;使全神貫注
CET6+暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?preoccupies;過去式:?preoccupied;過去分詞:?preoccupied;現(xiàn)在分詞:?preoccupying;
中文詞源
preoccupy 預(yù)先占據(jù),憂心,擔(dān)心
pre-,在前,早于,預(yù)先,occupy,占據(jù)。引申詞義憂心,擔(dān)心。
英文詞源
- preoccupy (v.)
- 1560s, from pre- + occupy. Related: Preoccupied; preoccupying.
雙語例句
- 1. Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community.
- 犯罪和對犯罪的恐懼一直困擾著這個社區(qū)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. But at the moment he had other things to preoccupy him.
- 不過當(dāng)時(shí)有另外的事情分了他的心.
來自英漢文學(xué)
- 3. An intelligent man considers the prospect of failure, but he doesn't preoccupy himself with pointless worry.
- 一個聰明的男人可以預(yù)見到失敗, 但他絕不會去無謂地?fù)?dān)心.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Otherwise, thoughts of attack and counter - attack will preoccupy him and people his entire world.
- 否則, 攻擊與 反 攻擊的念頭便會盤踞他及他整個周遭世界.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)