preoccupied
英[priː'ɒkjʊpaɪd]美[pri'ɑkjə'paɪd]
- adj. 全神贯注的；心事重重的；被先占的
- v. 抢先占有；使…全神贯注（preoccupy的过去式）
英英释意
- 1. deeply absorbed in thought;
- "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"
- "lost in thought"
- "a preoccupied frown"
- 2. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something;
- "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"
- "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"
- "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"
- "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"