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

pre•oc•cu•pied adj.

completely engrossed in thought;
absorbed.
previously occupied;
taken;
filled.
[Biol.]already used as a name for some species, genus, etc., and not available as a designation for any other.

preoccupy + -ed² 1835–45

pre•oc′cu•pied′ly, adv.
pre•oc′cu•pied′ness, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged busy; concentrating.

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preoccupied /priːˈɒkjʊˌpaɪd/ adj

engrossed or absorbed in something, esp one's own thoughts
already or previously occupied

pre•oc•cu•py v. [~ + object], -pied, -py•ing.

to take the attention of (someone) so that one ignores other things:Her fears about her parents' health preoccupied her.

pre•oc•cu•pied, adj.: I was too preoccupied with my work to notice the time.

pre•oc•cu•py v.t., -pied, -py•ing.

to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things.
to occupy beforehand or before others.

pre- + occupy 1560–70

pre•oc′cu•pi′er, n.

preoccupy /priːˈɒkjʊˌpaɪ/ vb ( -pies, -pying, -pied)(transitive)

to engross the thoughts or mind of
to occupy before or in advance of another

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin praeoccupāre to capture in advance, from prae before + occupāre to seize, take possession of

单词	preoccupied
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pre•oc•cu•pied (prē ok′yə pīd′),USA pronunciation adj. completely engrossed in thought; absorbed. previously occupied; taken; filled. [Biol.]already used as a name for some species, genus, etc., and not available as a designation for any other. preoccupy + -ed² 1835–45 pre•oc′cu•pied′ly, adv. pre•oc′cu•pied′ness, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged busy; concentrating. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: preoccupied /priːˈɒkjʊˌpaɪd/ adj engrossed or absorbed in something, esp one's own thoughts already or previously occupied WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pre•oc•cu•py /priˈɑkyəˌpaɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -pied, -py•ing. to take the attention of (someone) so that one ignores other things:Her fears about her parents' health preoccupied her. pre•oc•cu•pied, adj.: I was too preoccupied with my work to notice the time. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pre•oc•cu•py (prē ok′yə pī′),USA pronunciation v.t., -pied, -py•ing. to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things. to occupy beforehand or before others. pre- + occupy 1560–70 pre•oc′cu•pi′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: preoccupy /priːˈɒkjʊˌpaɪ/ vb ( -pies, -pying, -pied)(transitive) to engross the thoughts or mind of to occupy before or in advance of another Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin praeoccupāre to capture in advance, from prae before + occupāre to seize, take possession of
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