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单词 busies
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busies in British English

3rd person singular present tense of verb
busy
 

busy in British English

(ˈbɪzɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: busier or busiest
1. 
actively or fully engaged; occupied
2. 
crowded with or characterized by activity
a busy day
3. mainly US and Canadian
(of a room, telephone line, etc) in use; engaged
4. 
overcrowded with detail
a busy painting
5. 
meddlesome; inquisitive; prying
verbWord forms: busies, busying or busied
6. (transitive)
to make or keep (someone, esp oneself) busy; occupy
Derived forms
busyness (ˈbusyness)
noun
Word origin
Old English bisig; related to Middle Dutch besich, perhaps to Latin festīnāre to hurry

Examples of 'busies' in a sentence
busies

`People come knocking on doors round `ere it's the rent or the busies ," explained the crone.
Brandon, Ruth LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE
He busies himself making a cappuccino using the last of the milk.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Across the room someone is steaming clothes, while the wig man busies himself with his tongs.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When he doesn't have a point to emphasise, he busies himself cracking pistachios and cashews.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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