单词 | preoccupating |
释义 | preoccupatingn. rare. The action of preoccupate v.; preoccupation. ΚΠ 1591 R. Turnbull Expos. Epist. St. Iames f. 128 The mocking and ironicall preoccupating and preuenting of the objection. 1641 J. Tombes Christs Commination against Scandalizers iv. 300 The preoccupating of mens minds with erroneous principles. 1921 E. Bancroft Jane Allen: Junior xxiv. 259 ‘Sally!’ charged Jane, noting her sudden preoccupating, ‘are you seeing things?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。