preoccupy
英 [priː'ɒkjʊpaɪ]
美[pri'ɑkjə'pai]
- vt. 迷住；使全神贯注
词态变化
第三人称单数: preoccupies;过去式: preoccupied;过去分词: preoccupied;现在分词: preoccupying;
中文词源
preoccupy 预先占据，忧心，担心
pre-,在前，早于，预先，occupy,占据。引申词义忧心，担心。
英文词源
- preoccupy (v.)
- 1560s, from pre- + occupy. Related: Preoccupied; preoccupying.
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. But at the moment he had other things to preoccupy him.
- 不过当时有另外的事情分了他的心.
来自英汉文学
- 3. An intelligent man considers the prospect of failure, but he doesn't preoccupy himself with pointless worry.
- 一个聪明的男人可以预见到失败, 但他绝不会去无谓地担心.
来自互联网
- 4. Otherwise, thoughts of attack and counter - attack will preoccupy him and people his entire world.
- 否则, 攻击与 反 攻击的念头便会盘踞他及他整个周遭世界.
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