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pre·oc·cu·pied
/(ˌ)priˈɑkjəˌpaɪd/
(
a
.)被先占的,出神的,一心一意的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pre·oc·cu·py
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Preoccupied
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Preoccupying
]
1.
To
take
possession
of
before
another
;
as
,
to
preoccupy
a
country
not
before
held
.
2.
To
prepossess
;
to
engage
,
occupy
,
or
engross
the
attention
of
,
beforehand
;
hence
,
to
prejudice
.
I
Think
it
more
respectful
to
the
reader
to
leave
something
to
reflections
than
to
preoccupy
his
judgment
.
--
Arbuthnot
.
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
preoccupied
adj
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
" [
syn
:
bemused
,
deep in thought(p)
,
lost(p)
]
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
" [
syn
:
haunted
,
obsessed
,
taken up(p)
]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
preoccupy
v
1:
engage
or
engross
the
interest
or
attention
of
beforehand
or
occupy
urgently
or
obsessively
; "
His
work
preoccupies
him
"; "
The
matter
preoccupies
her
completley--she
cannot
think
of
anything
else
"
2:
occupy
or
take
possession
of
beforehand
or
before
another
or
appropriate
for
use
in
advance
; "
the
army
preoccupied
the
hills
"
[
also
:
preoccupied
]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
preoccupied
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preoccupy
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