Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #6468
preoccupation
全神贯注;心事;牵挂
核心释义
The state of being completely absorbed in something, or an idea that keeps occupying your mind.
- 1.
全神贯注的状态,或占据心头的一种想法;入迷。
The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
- 2.
在别人之前占用某物的行为。
The act of occupying something before someone else.
先占;预先占据;全神贯注的状态,或占据心头的一种想法;入迷。;在别人之前占用某物的行为。;抢先占据;先人之见
用法In use
His main preoccupation is finding a new job.
用法提示:这里preoccupation表示‘一心想着的事情’,用作可数名词。
She stared out the window in deep preoccupation.
用法提示:这里preoccupation表示‘全神贯注或心不在焉的状态’,用作不可数名词。
Financial preoccupations often keep her awake at night.
用法提示:这里preoccupations表示‘多个令人担忧的事情’,名词复数形式。
preoccupation with sth
表示对某事物持续的关注或先入之见。
His preoccupation with work left little time for family.
他对工作的全神贯注使得很少有时间陪家人。
have a preoccupation
表达某人具有某种执念或过度关注。
She has a preoccupation with cleanliness.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- main preoccupation
- 主要关注的事
- Her main preoccupation is her career.她主要关注的是她的事业。
- current preoccupation
- 当前的关注点
- His current preoccupation is learning Chinese.他当前专注的事情是学习中文。
- constant preoccupation
- 持续的心事
- The safety of the children is a constant preoccupation for parents.孩子的安全是父母持续的心事。
- preoccupation with
- 对...的专注
- His preoccupation with work left him little time for family.他对工作的专注使他几乎没有时间陪伴家人。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象你的大脑被一个想法事先‘占领’了,所以心不在焉。
语境与语域Context & Register
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发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the target in the final syllable, share the common spelling chunk '-ation', and have the same stressed vowel sound /eɪ/.
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