| 单词 | busy |
| 释义 | busy /biz"ee/, adj., busier, busiest, v. , busied, busying. adj. 1. actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work. 2. not at leisure; otherwise engaged: He couldn't see any visitors because he was busy. 3. full of or characterized by activity: a busy life. 4. (of a telephone line) in use by a party or parties and not immediately accessible. 5. officious; meddlesome; prying. 6. ornate, disparate, or clashing in design or colors; cluttered with small, unharmonious details; fussy: The rug is too busy for this room. v.t. 7. to keep occupied; make or keep busy: In summer, he busied himself keeping the lawn in order. [bef. 1000; ME busi, bisi, OE bysig, bisig; c. MLG, MD besich, D bezig] Syn. 1. assiduous, hard-working. BUSY, DILIGENT, INDUSTRIOUS imply active or earnest effort to accomplish something, or a habitual attitude of such earnestness. BUSY means actively employed, temporarily or habitually: a busy official. DILIGENT suggests earnest and constant effort or application, and usually connotes fondness for, or enjoyment of, what one is doing: a diligent student. INDUSTRIOUS often implies a habitual characteristic of steady and zealous application, often with a definite goal: an industrious clerk working for promotion. 2. occupied, employed, working. Ant. 1. indolent. 2. unoccupied. |
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