英语词汇“preoccupation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of fixation

Definition

an obsessive interest in something

Somebody has a fixation with you.

Synonyms

obsession,

complex (informal),

addiction,

hang-up (informal),

preoccupation,

mania,

infatuation,

idée fixe,

thing (informal)

in the sense of hang-up

Definition

an emotional or psychological problem

I don't have any hang-ups about my body.

Synonyms

preoccupation,

thing (informal),

problem,

block,

difficulty,

obsession,

mania,

inhibition,

phobia,

fixation

in the sense of idée fixe

Definition

an idea with which a person is obsessed

It is an idée fixe of mine that humanity should be doing more to save the plant.

Synonyms

obsession,

thing (informal),

preoccupation,

fixation,

fixed idea,

monomania,

hobbyhorse,

bee in your bonnet

in the sense of immersion

long-term assignments that allowed them total immersion in their subjects

Synonyms

involvement,

concentration,

preoccupation,

absorption

in the sense of musing

She mistook his musing for purposeful loitering.

Synonyms

thinking,

reflection,

meditation,

abstraction,

contemplation,

introspection,

reverie,

dreaming,

day-dreaming,

rumination,

navel gazing (slang),

absent-mindedness,

cogitation,

brown study,

cerebration,

woolgathering

in the sense of reverie

Definition

absent-minded daydream

The voice brought him out of his reverie.

Synonyms

daydream,

musing,

preoccupation,

trance,

abstraction,

daydreaming,

inattention,

absent-mindedness,

brown study,

woolgathering,

castles in the air or Spain

单词	preoccupation
释义	Trends of preoccupation View usage for: preoccupation (priɒkjʊpeɪʃən) Word forms: plural preoccupations 1. countable noun If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. Karouzos's poetry shows a profound preoccupation with the Orthodox Church. In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. [+ with] 2. uncountable noun Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important. It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. More Synonyms of preoccupation preoccupation in British English (priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən) or preoccupancy (priːˈɒkjʊpənsɪ) noun 1. the state of being preoccupied, esp mentally 2. something that holds the attention or preoccupies the mind preoccupation in American English (priˌɑkjuˈpeɪʃən; priˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən) noun 1. a preoccupying or being preoccupied, esp. mentally 2. something, as an idea, which preoccupies one Word origin L praeoccupatio Examples of 'preoccupation' in a sentence preoccupation Social mobility - up or down - is the great recurring preoccupation of our fiction. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Social mobility - up or down - is the great recurring preoccupation of our fiction. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Maintaining the skin in optimum condition is a main preoccupation. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Clothes were one of the main preoccupations of his childhood. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Aviation security became a major preoccupation for him. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Any worries about the unknown fade into the background because the ritual takes over and becomes the main preoccupation. Pearce, John (Dr.) Good Habits, Bad Habits (1994) The underlying depreciation of any model is the major preoccupation of any dealer when it comes to agreeing a deal. The Sun (2010) He has plans for reform and a central preoccupation that would not look out of place back in the education department. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Naval history became a major preoccupation. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This is arguably a central preoccupation of the adult artist, too. The Times Literary Supplement (2012) Their main preoccupation for the next few months will be acorns, their main winter food. Times, Sunday Times (2013) War is also the main preoccupation of the other stories, which have elements of fantasy or science fiction about them. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Northern Ireland was a major preoccupation. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Cosmetic surgery is not just a matter of cost or expertise; it is fast becoming a central preoccupation of our time. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But it was the modernisation of the Armed Forces which was his central preoccupation. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Above all, it says that your central preoccupation is not love, but life. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Yes, the great British preoccupation with class has invaded hat wearing too. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Poker is, it seems, a major preoccupation. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Her main preoccupation was to get away from Baltimore, and she snapped up the first remotely eligible husband who came her way. Ziegler, Philip King Edward VIII - The Official Biography (1990) In other languages preoccupation British English: preoccupation NOUN If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. His poetry shows a profound preoccupation with his faith. American English: preoccupation Brazilian Portuguese: preocupação Chinese: 专注 European Spanish: preocupación French: préoccupation German: Beschäftigung Italian: preoccupazione Japanese: 大きな関心事 Korean: ~에 대한 심취 European Portuguese: preocupação Latin American Spanish: preocupación 1 (noun) in the sense of obsession Success in her field has always been her preoccupation. Synonyms obsession yet another man with an obsession about football concern hang-up (informal) I don't have any hang-ups about my body. fixation Somebody has a fixation with you. pet subject hobbyhorse idée fixe (French) It is an idée fixe of mine that humanity should be doing more to save the plant. bee in your bonnet 2 (noun) in the sense of absorption He kept sinking back into gloomy preoccupation. Synonyms absorption He was struck by the artists' total absorption in their work. musing She mistook his musing for purposeful loitering. oblivion abstraction He noticed her abstraction and asked, `What's bothering you?' daydreaming immersion long-term assignments that allowed them total immersion in their subjects reverie The voice brought him out of his reverie. absent-mindedness You will have to put up with my occasional absent-mindedness. brown study inattentiveness absence of mind pensiveness engrossment prepossession woolgathering Seemusing Synonyms of 'preoccupation' preoccupation Explore 'preoccupation' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of fixation Definition an obsessive interest in something Somebody has a fixation with you. Synonyms obsession, complex (informal), addiction, hang-up (informal), preoccupation, mania, infatuation, idée fixe, thing (informal) in the sense of hang-up Definition an emotional or psychological problem I don't have any hang-ups about my body. Synonyms preoccupation, thing (informal), problem, block, difficulty, obsession, mania, inhibition, phobia, fixation in the sense of idée fixe Definition an idea with which a person is obsessed It is an idée fixe of mine that humanity should be doing more to save the plant. Synonyms obsession, thing (informal), preoccupation, fixation, fixed idea, monomania, hobbyhorse, bee in your bonnet in the sense of immersion long-term assignments that allowed them total immersion in their subjects Synonyms involvement, concentration, preoccupation, absorption in the sense of musing She mistook his musing for purposeful loitering. Synonyms thinking, reflection, meditation, abstraction, contemplation, introspection, reverie, dreaming, day-dreaming, rumination, navel gazing (slang), absent-mindedness, cogitation, brown study, cerebration, woolgathering in the sense of reverie Definition absent-minded daydream The voice brought him out of his reverie. Synonyms daydream, musing, preoccupation, trance, abstraction, daydreaming, inattention, absent-mindedness, brown study, woolgathering, castles in the air or Spain
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