to preoccupy
01
占据心思, 使担忧
to engage someone's mind or attention fully, especially with worries or concerns
Transitive: to preoccupy sb
语法信息
形态构成
派生
状态动词
规则
现在时
preoccupy
第三人称单数
preoccupies
现在分词
preoccupying
一般过去时
preoccupied
过去分词
preoccupied
例子
Recent political scandals have preoccupied voters and dominated public discourse.
近期的政治丑闻占据了选民的心思并主导了公共话语。
02
抢先占据, 先发制人
to take control or fill up a space before anyone else can
Transitive: to preoccupy a space
例子
The first team to arrive preoccupied the most comfortable chairs in the room.
第一个到达的团队占据了房间里最舒适的椅子。
