preoccupied

preoccupied /pri:'ɔkjupaid/
  • tính từ
    • bận tâm, lo lắng, không thảnh thơi, không rảnh rang

Xem thêm: bemused, deep in thought(p), lost(p), haunted, obsessed, taken up(p)



preoccupied

Từ điển Collocation

preoccupied adj.

VERBS appear, be, look, seem | become | remain

ADV. deeply, very | completely, entirely, totally | increasingly | a bit, a little, rather

PREP. with He was too preoccupied with his own problems to worry about hers.

Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • deeply absorbed in thought; bemused, deep in thought(p), lost(p)

    as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class

    lost in thought

    a preoccupied frown

  • having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; haunted, obsessed, taken up(p)

    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

    v.

  • engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively

    His work preoccupies him

    The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else

  • occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance

    the army preoccupied the hills

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: bemused deep in thought(p) haunted lost(p) obsessed taken up(p)