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preoccupy sb (with sth)
主语常为事物，宾语为人或人的心智。
The upcoming exam preoccupied her mind.
即将到来的考试占据了她的心思。
占据…的心思；使专注
preoccupied — past of preoccupy
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占据…的心思；使专注
to make something the main thought in someone's mind; absorb someone's attention
The upcoming exam preoccupied her mind.
即将到来的考试占据了她的心思。
分散注意力；转移注意力。
To distract; to draw attention elsewhere.
使担忧或关心以致分心。
To worry or concern (someone) so as to distract them.
preoccupy
Base
原形
preoccupies
3rd person
第三人称单数
preoccupying
-ing
现在分词
preoccupied
Past
过去式
preoccupied
Past participle
过去分词
The question of his future preoccupies him.
关于他未来的问题使他全神贯注。
规则变化
The upcoming exam preoccupied her mind all week.
即将到来的考试整整一周占据了她的心思。
He was so preoccupied by the mystery novel that he ate his dinner cold.
他完全被那本悬疑小说迷住了，连晚饭都放凉了吃。
Work has been preoccupying me lately, so I haven't called anyone.
最近工作一直占据着我的精力，所以我谁也没打电话。
主语常为事物，宾语为人或人的心智。
The upcoming exam preoccupied her mind.
即将到来的考试占据了她的心思。
被动形式表示状态，后接令人专注的事物。
He is constantly preoccupied with work.
他不停地全心投入工作。
宾语可为抽象名词如 attention, mind, thoughts。
The new project preoccupied all his attention.
新项目占去了他全部的注意力。
Not this
I preoccupy with my work.
Use this
I am preoccupied with my work.
preoccupy 是及物动词，表达‘全神贯注于’时通常使用被动语态 be preoccupied with，而不是主动形式。
Not this
The building preoccupies the land.
Use this
The building occupies the land.
preoccupy 指精神上的预先占有或使全神贯注，不用于物理空间的占据；表示物理占据应用 occupy。
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被…占据心思；一心想着…
She was so preoccupied with her studies that she forgot the appointment.
她一心想着学习，竟忘了那个约会。
让自己忙于…；用…使自己分心
He preoccupied himself with housework to stop worrying about the interview.
他让自己埋头做家务，以便不再为面试担心。
占据心头；萦绕在心头
The mystery of the missing letter preoccupied her mind all day.
那封失踪的信件的谜团一整天占据着她的心。
心事重重/心不在焉的神情
He gave her a preoccupied look and walked past without speaking.
他心事重重地看了她一眼，没说话就走了过去。
全神贯注于；满脑子都是……
She was so preoccupied with her work that she forgot to eat lunch.
她太专注于工作，连午饭都忘了吃。
忙于；专注于
I need to preoccupy myself with other tasks to stop worrying.
我需要让自己忙于其他事务来停止担忧。
占据某人的心思
Fear of failure preoccupied her mind all week.
对失败的恐惧整整一周都萦绕在她心头。
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联想：pre-（预先）+occupy（占据）→ 事情预先占据你的心思，使你无心他顾。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic discussion preoccupy 通常用于正式或书面语境，表示某事持续占据心思或使人担忧；在日常口语中，更常见的是形容词形式 preoccupied，或改用 occupy 等词。
often used in passive voice
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