| 单词 | busy |
| 释义 | adjective | verb busybusy1 /ˈbɪzi/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective (comparative busier, superlative busiest) 1PERSON a)someone who is busy has a lot of things to do and may not be free to do something else: I’m kind of busy now, can I call you back? Kimberly is a busy mother of four boys.busy with I’m sorry, Mrs. Daniels is busy with a customer.busy doing something Sarah is busy studying for her final exams. There are lots of activities to keep the kids busy (=give them a lot of things to do). b)as busy as a bee informal very busy doing something, especially something activeTHESAURUSoccupied formal – busy doing something: The puzzle books will keep the kids occupied.unavailable formal – busy, and therefore not able to talk to or meet with someone – used especially on the phone: I’m afraid Mr. Cohen is unavailable right now. Can I have him call you?2TIME a busy time is full of work or other activities: December is the busiest time of year for the mall. You’ve had a busy day!THESAURUSfull – including a lot of activities so that you are busy: It was a full day of meetings and other crazy stuff at work.hectic – very busy, with a lot of different things happening, so that you feel hurried: She is a lawyer and a single mom with a hectic schedule.eventful – full of interesting or important events: It was an eventful weekend – we moved into our new apartment and had a party.3PLACE a busy place is very full of people or vehicles and movement: A busy freeway can be a dangerous place. Atlanta is one of the busiest airports in the world.THESAURUSbustling – a bustling place is very busy because a lot of people are there: On Saturdays there is a bustling outdoor market in the town square.lively – full of activity or excitement, with a lot of different things happening: The bar was still lively at two in the morning.4TELEPHONE if a telephone you are calling is busy, it makes a repeated sound to tell you the person you are calling is talking on his or her telephone: It’s busy. I’ll call again later. I called Mel, but the line’s busy.5PATTERN a pattern or design that is busy has too many small details6get busy spoken informal used to tell someone to start doing something: There’s a lot to do, so let’s get busy.[Origin: Old English bisig] adjective | verb busybusy2 verb (busies, busied, busying) [transitive] to use your time by dealing with something: busy yourself with something I busied myself with preparations for the party.busy yourself (by/with) doing something She busied herself by cleaning the stove. |
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