释义 |
pre·occupy \(ˈ) ̷ ̷+\ transitive verb Etymology: pre- + occupy 1. : to engage, occupy, or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or preferentially : preengage, prepossess 2. : to occupy or take possession of before another < preoccupy a country not before held > 3. : to fill beforehand : occupy in advance of |