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preoccupy

英[priː'ɒkjʊpaɪ] 美[pri'ɑkjə'pai]
  • vt. 迷住;使全神贯注

英英释意


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"