preoccupied

/pri:'ɒkjupaid/ uk　 词频 #8846

英语专业八级

preoccupied 是什么意思

中文释义

a. 被先占的, 入神的, 一心一意的

英文释义

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

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

s deeply absorbed in thought

s having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

「preoccupied」是 preoccupy 的变形。

preoccupied 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 preoccupied 在自然语境里怎么用：

She is preoccupied with something much smaller—she hopes the bottoms of her feet won’t show in the photographs.

—— Authoring Fame: A Reading List of Celebrity Narratives

Lots of kids sleep in the class, or are solely preoccupied with "surviving".

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

Pop culture has been preoccupied with commitment angst lately.

—— Maybe You’ll Never Really Know Who You’re Marrying

He did not sell but one painting in his lifetime, was a failed art dealer, and was not too preoccupied with how his paintings were received.

—— Combining Opposites in Creativity: Van Gogh’s Contrasts

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