“preoccupy”是一个动词词性单词,在英语中有多个含义,其中包括“占据心思,使人分心”,“对...全神贯注;使忧心忡忡;使坐立不安;烦恼;挂念;令某人专心一意;全神贯注于”等。其读音为“/priːˈɒkjupaɪ/”。
例句:
1. She was preoccupied with thoughts of her absent child. 她心事重重,惦念着远在外地的孩子。
2. He was preoccupied with the idea of going to live abroad. 他一心想着去国外生活。
3. She was preoccupied with the thought of what she would do when she retired. 她一直在思考退休后要干什么。
其用法通常是“主语+be+preoccupied+with/in/on+名词/动名词”,表示某人因为某事而心事重重,或者全神贯注于某事。如在句子“I am preoccupied with the future of my family”中,“I”是主语,“am preoccupied”则是表示“心事重重”的状态。
同时,“preoccupy”的近义词还有“absorb”,意思同样是“使全神贯注”,但其语气更强,更多地用于负面语境。如“The young man was absorbed in his work”表示这个年轻人全神贯注在工作上,而“The news preoccupied everyone for a while”则表示这个消息让大家都心事重重了一段时间。
总的来说,“preoccupy”是一个在英语中表示某人因为某事而心事重重或者全神贯注于某事的常用词汇,应用广泛,需要注意其用法和语境。