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

Things that preoccupy you engross or enthrall you — they suck up all of your attention and energy, sometimes to an unhealthy degree. If funny thoughts preoccupy you at a funeral, try not to laugh out loud.

For some teenagers, thoughts about how they appear to others can easily preoccupy them, while others let their concern about grades and college applications preoccupy them. It's important to spend some time thinking about these things, but allowing them to preoccupy you can be stressful and unpleasant. Preoccupy comes from the Latin word praeoccupare, "seize beforehand."

WORD FAMILY

preoccupy: preoccupation, preoccupied, preoccupies, preoccupying+/occupancy: occupancies/occupant: occupants/occupation: occupational, occupations/occupational: occupationally/occupied: occupiedly, unoccupied/occupier: occupiers/occupy: occupancy, occupant, occupation, occupied, occupier, occupies, occupying, preoccupy/preoccupation: preoccupations/preoccupied: preoccupancy, preoccupiedly

USAGE EXAMPLES

But in an academic field that is preoccupied with the study of efficiency and productivity, Grant would seem to be the most efficient and productive.

New York Times(Mar 27, 2013)

Although this discussion is preoccupied with emails, the potential applicability to certain scathing late-night Trump tweets is obvious.

New York Times(Dec 23, 2016)

Instead, he and his team were preoccupied with a large turtle shell that was on the other side of the same rock.

New York Times(Dec 22, 2016)

1v engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively

His work preoccupies him
The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else

Hypo|Hyper

ghost, haunt, obsess

haunt like a ghost; pursue

prepossess

cause to be preoccupied

command, control

exercise authoritative control or power over

2v occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance

the army preoccupied the hills

Hyper

arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

单词	preoccupy
释义	preoccupy (once / 878 pages) v Things that preoccupy you engross or enthrall you — they suck up all of your attention and energy, sometimes to an unhealthy degree. If funny thoughts preoccupy you at a funeral, try not to laugh out loud. For some teenagers, thoughts about how they appear to others can easily preoccupy them, while others let their concern about grades and college applications preoccupy them. It's important to spend some time thinking about these things, but allowing them to preoccupy you can be stressful and unpleasant. Preoccupy comes from the Latin word praeoccupare, "seize beforehand." WORD FAMILY preoccupy: preoccupation, preoccupied, preoccupies, preoccupying+/occupancy: occupancies/occupant: occupants/occupation: occupational, occupations/occupational: occupationally/occupied: occupiedly, unoccupied/occupier: occupiers/occupy: occupancy, occupant, occupation, occupied, occupier, occupies, occupying, preoccupy/preoccupation: preoccupations/preoccupied: preoccupancy, preoccupiedly USAGE EXAMPLES But in an academic field that is preoccupied with the study of efficiency and productivity, Grant would seem to be the most efficient and productive. New York Times(Mar 27, 2013) Although this discussion is preoccupied with emails, the potential applicability to certain scathing late-night Trump tweets is obvious. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) Instead, he and his team were preoccupied with a large turtle shell that was on the other side of the same rock. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1v engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively His work preoccupies him The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else Hypo\|Hyper ghost, haunt, obsess haunt like a ghost; pursue prepossess cause to be preoccupied command, control exercise authoritative control or power over 2v occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance the army preoccupied the hills Hyper arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
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