preoccupy

KK [priˋɑkjəˏpaɪ] /pɹiˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/

動詞

  1. 1

    使全神貫注、盤據心頭、令人牽掛

    Money worries preoccupied her for most of the year.

    那一年大半時間,錢的問題都盤據在她心頭。

  2. 2

    佔據、佔去多用於被動

    His mind was preoccupied with the coming election.

    他的心思全被即將到來的選舉佔據。

  3. 3

    搶先佔據、先行佔領正式

    Rival troops had preoccupied the hills above the valley.

    敵方部隊已搶先佔據了谷地上方的山丘。

preoccupy — 英漢字典