preoccupied 音标拼音: [pri'ɑkjəp
, ɑɪd]
a . 被先占的,出神的,一心一意的
被先占的,出神的,一心一意的
preoccupied adj 1 :
deeply absorbed in thought ; "
as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class "; "
lost in thought "; "
a preoccupied frown " [
synonym :
{
bemused }, {
deep in thought (
p )}, {
lost (
p )},
{
preoccupied }]
2 :
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something ; "
became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle "; "
was absolutely obsessed with the girl "; "
got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children ";
"
he was taken up in worry for the old woman " [
synonym : {
haunted },
{
obsessed }, {
preoccupied }, {
taken up (
p )}]
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1 .
To take possession of before another ;
as ,
to preoccupy a country not before held .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To prepossess ;
to engage ,
occupy ,
or engross the attention of ,
beforehand ;
hence ,
to prejudice .
[
1913 Webster ]
I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave something to reflections than to preoccupy his judgment . --
Arbuthnot .
[
1913 Webster ]
151 Moby Thesaurus words for "
preoccupied ":
absent ,
absentminded ,
absorbed ,
absorbed in ,
abstracted ,
assiduous ,
bemused ,
besotted ,
blind ,
buried in ,
buried in thought ,
castle -
building ,
caught up in ,
constant ,
contemplating ,
contemplative ,
continuing ,
daydreaming ,
daydreamy ,
deaf ,
deep ,
devoted ,
devoted to ,
diligent ,
dogged ,
dreaming ,
dreamy ,
drowsing ,
ecstatic ,
elsewhere ,
enduring ,
engaged ,
engaged in thought ,
engrossed ,
engrossed in ,
engrossed in thought ,
faithful ,
faraway ,
fixated ,
forgetful ,
gripped ,
half -
awake ,
held ,
hung -
up ,
immersed ,
immersed in ,
immersed in thought ,
immutable ,
in a reverie ,
in the clouds ,
inalterable ,
indefatigable ,
indomitable ,
industrious ,
infatuated ,
insensible ,
insistent ,
intent ,
intent on ,
introspective ,
invincible ,
involved ,
lasting ,
lost ,
lost in ,
lost in thought ,
loyal ,
meditating ,
meditative ,
monomaniac ,
monomaniacal ,
monopolized ,
mooning ,
moonraking ,
museful ,
musing ,
napping ,
never -
tiring ,
nodding ,
oblivious ,
obsessed ,
obstinate ,
occupied ,
patient ,
patient as Job ,
pensive ,
permanent ,
perseverant ,
persevering ,
persistent ,
persisting ,
pertinacious ,
pipe -
dreaming ,
plodding ,
plugging ,
possessed ,
prepossessed ,
rapt ,
relentless ,
resolute ,
sedulous ,
single -
minded ,
sleepless ,
slogging ,
somewhere else ,
stable ,
stargazing ,
steadfast ,
steady ,
stubborn ,
studious ,
studying ,
submerged in ,
swept up ,
taken up ,
taken up with ,
tenacious ,
tireless ,
totally absorbed ,
transported ,
unabating ,
unconquerable ,
unconscious ,
undaunted ,
undiscouraged ,
undrooping ,
unfailing ,
unfaltering ,
unflagging ,
unflinching ,
unintermitting ,
uninterrupted ,
unnodding ,
unrelaxing ,
unrelenting ,
unremitting ,
unsleeping ,
unswerving ,
untiring ,
unwavering ,
unwearied ,
unwearying ,
unwinking ,
utterly attentive ,
weariless ,
woolgathering ,
wrapped ,
wrapped in ,
wrapped in thought ,
wrapped up ,
wrapped up in
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PREOCCUPIED Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PREOCCUPIED is previously applied to another group and unavailable for use in a new sense —used of a biological generic or specific name Synonym Discussion of Preoccupied
PREOCCUPIED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary PREOCCUPIED definition: 1 thinking or worrying about something too much: 2 thinking or worrying about something too… Learn more
Preoccupied - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com When you're preoccupied, you're completely focused on whatever it is that you're doing It's good to be preoccupied when you're driving, as long as you're preoccupied with the road and not with your cell phone
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preoccupied - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective preoccupied (comparative more preoccupied, superlative most preoccupied) Concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere [from 19th c ] I was preoccupied with a deadline at work, and I forgot his birthday (now rare) Already occupied
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PREOCCUPIED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 3 meanings: 1 engrossed or absorbed in something, esp one's own thoughts 2 already or previously occupied 3 biology (of a Click for more definitions