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单词 preoccupy
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(priɒkjʊpaɪ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense preoccupies, present participle preoccupying, past tense, past participle preoccupied
verb
If something is preoccupying you, you are thinking about it a lot.
Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community. [VERB noun]
...the particular issues, problems and theories that preoccupied him. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: absorb, concern, dominate, occupy More Synonyms of preoccupy

preoccupy in British English

(priːˈɒkjʊˌpaɪ)
verbWord forms: -pies, -pying or -pied (transitive)
1. 
to engross the thoughts or mind of
2. 
to occupy before or in advance of another
Word origin
C16: from Latin praeoccupāre to capture in advance, from prae before + occupāre to seize, take possession of

preoccupy in American English

(priˈɑkjuˌpaɪ; priˈɑkjəˌpaɪ)
verb transitiveWord forms: preˈoccuˌpied or preˈoccuˌpying
1. 
to occupy the thoughts of to the virtual exclusion of other matters; engross; absorb
2. 
to occupy or take possession of before someone else or beforehand
Word origin
MFr preoccuper < L praeoccupare: see pre- & occupy

Examples of 'preoccupy' in a sentence
preoccupy

Maybe we are preoccupied with our problems.
Christianity Today (2000)
Their minds were too preoccupied with their own survival.
Clerk, Jayana & Siegel, Ruth Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born (1995)
She was also preoccupied with looking after her ill mother.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It will also appear preoccupied by something that voters are not interested in.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He may simply be worried or preoccupied about something but you have to know.
The Sun (2011)
If you are preoccupied with a problem, going to sleep becomes difficult.
Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind (1991)
But within her apparent babble she covers all the problems that have preoccupied philosophers since the Greeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In the second stage, the individual becomes preoccupied with this problem and withdraws from active social life.
Greeley, Andrew M. Sociology and Religion: A Collection of Readings (1995)
But it also takes a huge toll on their businesses, which suffer when employees are preoccupied by something other than their work.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He was polite, but distant, as if his mind was preoccupied with more important matters.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is also preoccupied with the vast trading opportunities offered by China and Asia.
The Sun (2013)
It's something that has preoccupied humans since the dawn of time, but are people more cynical today?
The Sun (2006)
A lot of men are unhappy with - and increasingly preoccupied by - the way they look.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

In other languages
preoccupy

British English: preoccupy VERB
If something is preoccupying you, you are thinking about it a lot.
Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community.
  • American English: preoccupy
  • Brazilian Portuguese: preocupar
  • Chinese: 占据某人的思绪
  • European Spanish: preocupar
  • French: préoccuper
  • German: beschäftigen
  • Italian: preoccupare
  • Japanese: 心を奪う
  • Korean: 생각을 사로잡다
  • European Portuguese: preocupar
  • Latin American Spanish: preocupar

(verb) 
Definition
to fill the thoughts or mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other things
a question that continues to preoccupy the more serious papers
Synonyms
absorb
a second career which absorbed her more completely than acting ever had
concern
dominate
occupy
I had other matters to occupy me that day.
grip
The whole nation was gripped by the dramatic story.
consume
I was consumed by fear.
obsess
Thoughts of revenge obsessed him.
distract
I took out a book and tried to distract myself.
enthral
Children and adults alike are enthralled by his stories.
engross
There's something about them which engrosses the public.
become an obsession with

Additional synonyms

in the sense of consume
Definition
to obsess
I was consumed by fear.
Synonyms
obsess,
dominate,
absorb,
preoccupy,
devour,
eat up,
monopolize,
engross
in the sense of distract
Definition
to amuse or entertain
I took out a book and tried to distract myself.
Synonyms
amuse,
occupy,
entertain,
beguile,
engross
in the sense of engross
Definition
to occupy the attention of (someone) completely
There's something about them which engrosses the public.
Synonyms
absorb,
hold,
involve,
arrest,
occupy,
engage,
preoccupy,
engulf,
immerse

Synonyms of 'preoccupy'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of enthral
Definition
to hold the attention or interest of
Children and adults alike are enthralled by his stories.
Synonyms
engross,
charm,
grip,
fascinate,
absorb,
entrance,
bewitch,
intrigue,
enchant,
rivet,
captivate,
beguile,
ravish,
mesmerize,
hypnotize,
enrapture,
hold spellbound,
spellbind
in the sense of grip
Definition
to hold the interest or attention of
The whole nation was gripped by the dramatic story.
Synonyms
engross,
fascinate,
absorb,
entrance,
hold,
catch up,
compel,
rivet,
enthral,
mesmerize,
spellbind
in the sense of obsess
Thoughts of revenge obsessed him.
Synonyms
preoccupy,
dominate,
grip,
absorb,
possess,
consume,
rule,
haunt,
plague,
hound,
torment,
bedevil,
monopolize,
be on your mind,
engross,
prey on your mind,
be uppermost in your thoughts
in the sense of occupy
Definition
to keep (someone or someone's mind) busy
I had other matters to occupy me that day.
Synonyms
engage,
interest,
involve,
employ,
busy,
entertain,
absorb,
amuse,
divert,
preoccupy,
immerse,
hold the attention of,
engross,
keep busy or occupied
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