| [/ˏpriːɔkjuˈpeɪʃn; priˏɑkjəˋpeʃən/] n 用法:
1 [U] (a) state of being preoccupied; absent-mindedness 占据思想; 心不在焉.
(b) ~ (with sth) state of constantly thinking or worrying about sth; obsession 全神贯注; 苦思苦想; 缠在心头; 如痴如迷:
She found his preoccupation with money irritating. 她发觉他心里只有钱, 感到很生气. 用法:
2 [C] thing that a person thinks about all the time 心里总想著的事物; 耿耿於怀的事物:
His main preoccupation at that time was getting enough to eat. 他那时盘算的是如何填饱肚子. *
A pension is not usually one of the preoccupations of an eighteen year-old! 一个十八岁的人通常是不会老惦著养老金的! |