单词	preoccupation
释义	preoccupationpre‧oc‧cu‧pa‧tion /priːˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən $ -ˌɑːk-/ ●○○ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Brad's main preoccupations were eating and sleeping. Georgina's preoccupation with her appearance takes up most of her time. Writing a will is not evidence of a morbid preoccupation with death. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A major preoccupation of writers on organization has been the design of structures that will maximize efficiency. And increasingly, the relatively brief preoccupation with methodology was seen to have run its course in economics. In any case, the argument was quite remote from Lenin's preoccupation with binding up the wounds of national estrangement. In her hands she carried two things that made Creusa, in all her preoccupation, start and look sharply at them. Linear preoccupation in the past remains a closed book to modern understanding. Music has been his major preoccupation since childhood. Politics became the major preoccupation shared by all, rather than the concern of the ruling few. Richards found a preoccupation amongst employers with the image of engineering. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatoran obsession about someone or something► obsession an unreasonably strong and continuous interest in someone or something, so that you cannot stop thinking about them and your behaviour is seriously affected: become an obsession/turn into an obsession: · Julia's desire to stay slim has become an obsession.obsession with/for: · Picasso's obsession with death and sickness greatly influenced his work.· I knew that if I wasn't careful, my obsession for her could destroy me.have an obsession: · Bowman has a dangerous obsession with speed. ► mania a very strong desire for something or interest in something, especially one that affects a lot of people at the same time: mania for: · A mania for a game called Nibs ran through the school.· I had a mania for cleanliness, and once made him stay in all day while I washed all his clothes.religious/gambling etc mania: · Aunt Edna was scathing about her cousin's religious mania. ► fixation an unnaturally strong interest in or love for someone or something: fixation with/on: · our fixation with diet and fitness· The killing was the result of Dougherty's four year fixation with a co-worker who would not date him. ► fascination a very strong and unusual interest in a particular person, subject, or type of thing: fascination with/for: · What's your sudden fascination with my boyfriend?· Mark has a fascination for all things electrical. ► fetish an extremely strong and unreasonable interest in something: fetish for: · Americans seem to have a fetish for watering their golf courses.a foot/hair/animal etc fetish: · She told stories about the band's alcoholic binges, their arrests on drug charges, and even about one member's foot fetish. ► preoccupation a strong interest in one thing, usually because you are worried about it, which means that you cannot pay attention to other things: preoccupation with: · Georgina's preoccupation with her appearance takes up most of her time.· Writing a will is not evidence of a morbid preoccupation with death. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► main/chief/central etc preoccupation  Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► central · The national question as such still remains a central preoccupation for catholic nationalists.· A sleepless alien might legitimately conclude that Earthlings' central preoccupation was this peculiar sort of inactivity.· Paracelsus made intractable problems such as plague, syphilis, epilepsy, mental disorder, and learning disabilities central to his preoccupations. ► chief · He remained with Champneys until 1880, but it soon became clear that architecture would never be his chief preoccupation.· Power was the chief preoccupation of Lenin and Stalin. ► current · Rather, they use patients' dreams to explore their current preoccupations.· Schools and LEAs can be invited to tender projects and schemes which reflect their current preoccupations. ► great · Foreign affairs and nuclear policy were among his greatest preoccupations. ► main · That was even true of de Gaulle's other main preoccupation in these years - his ambitious and contentious foreign policy.· When at home, Mr Berisha's main preoccupation is keeping his unruly party under control.· Mr Reynolds' main preoccupation before his operation is with the stoma which will be formed during the procedure.· Pay flexibility is a main preoccupation of Mr Montagu and Mr Brown in the planning stage.· His main preoccupation becomes the demonstration of prowess through chasing off other males that attempt to gain access to his females.· But his main preoccupation was with the unfinished Requiem, which had begun to prey on his mind. ► major · A major preoccupation of writers on organization has been the design of structures that will maximize efficiency.· Since most of the male students were in their mid to late twenties, spouse hunting for them was a major preoccupation.· Experimentation with colour and support has become a major preoccupation for him.· Politics became the major preoccupation shared by all, rather than the concern of the ruling few.· From chapter 8 onwards the theme of suffering is the major preoccupation of the book.· Music has been his major preoccupation since childhood.· In particular, aerodynamics are a major preoccupation.· Throughout history the voluntary control of sexuality has been a major preoccupation of all religions, all cultures, all peoples. VERB► become · Consumer protection has, in recent years, become more of a preoccupation for governments and pressure groups.· Politics became the major preoccupation shared by all, rather than the concern of the ruling few.· Experimentation with colour and support has become a major preoccupation for him.· Regular entertaining of company personnel, as well as occasional friends at weekends, threatened to become a major preoccupation for Laura. ► reflect · My only reservation with his classification of roles is that it reflects a Western preoccupation with task behaviours.· The structure reflects traditional curricular preoccupations in special education.· Schools and LEAs can be invited to tender projects and schemes which reflect their current preoccupations.· The way in which we use language reflects the preoccupations of society and of individuals.· Alberti's remarks on the harmonious assortment of colours in painting also reflect a preoccupation in Florence in the early fifteenth century.· The intensity and bleakness of feeling conveyed in his work reflects a growing preoccupation with death.· Moreover, it must be stressed, they reflected deep and genuine preoccupations of the age.· This perhaps reflects the painter's preoccupation with nature seen through the eyes of a romantic. 1[singular, uncountable] when someone thinks or worries about something a lot, with the result that they do not pay attention to other thingspreoccupation with the current preoccupation with sex and scandal The management’s preoccupation with costs and profits resulted in a drop in quality and customer service.2[countable] something that you give all your attention tomain/chief/central etc preoccupation Their main preoccupation was how to feed their families.
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