preoccupation

英 [priˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn]

美 [priˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn]

n.  盘算; 思虑; 长久思考的事情; 心事重重; 忧心忡忡; 全神贯注

复数：preoccupations　

考研TOEFLGRETEM8医学

BNC.6468 / COCA.8783

牛津词典

noun

• 盘算；思虑；长久思考的事情
  a state of thinking about sth continuously; sth that you think about frequently or for a long time
  1. She found his preoccupation with money irritating.
     她对他一心只想着钱感到很厌烦。
  2. His current preoccupation is the appointment of the new manager.
     他目前操心的是新经理的任命。
• 心事重重；忧心忡忡；全神贯注
  a mood created by thinking or worrying about sth and ignoring everything else
  1. She spoke slowly, in a state of preoccupation.
     她说话慢吞吞的，显得心事重重。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 念念不忘；执著
  If you have apreoccupation withsomething or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you.
  1. Karouzos's poetry shows a profound preoccupation with the Orthodox Church...
     卡鲁佐斯的诗歌表明他对东正教的执着。
  2. In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
     克鲁克一心想着罗宾，忽略了其他一切事情。
• N-UNCOUNT 全神贯注；入神
  Preoccupationis a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important.
  1. It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation.
     他很难意识到她的存在；他一直沉浸在沮丧中。

英英释义

noun

• the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
  Synonym:preoccupancy
• the mental state of being preoccupied by something
  Synonym:preoccupancyabsorptionengrossment
• an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

双语例句

• This added even more machinery for the preoccupation of ballroom dance.
  这甚至为交际舞增加了更多机械性。
• In addition, the preoccupation of the young with material benefits also contributes to the result.
  此外，年轻人对物质利益的过分重视，也导致了这个结果。
• Yet inspite of this immense preoccupation with sex, much attention should be drawnto the general moral standards.
  因此尽管人们对性的题目津津乐道，我认为应注意整个道德水平。
• The feminist preoccupation with not being seen as a sex object was another point that led to misunderstanding.
  女权主义者太注意不让别人将自己视为性对象，是导致误解的另一方面。
• The state of being preoccupied or engrossed; preoccupation.
  专心全神贯注或被吸引的状态；全神贯注。
• In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
  克鲁克一心想着罗宾，忽略了其他一切事情。
• There is a preoccupation with outcome and efficiency studies in chiropractic research.
  当务之急是一家集科研与成果的脊骨和效率的研究。
• Their preoccupation with domestic matters has created a vacuum that ambitious regional powers have sought to fill.
  被内部事务缠身的它们留下了一个真空，而野心勃勃的地区性强国企图填补这个真空。
• As long as you love preoccupation they mastered, then your body and mind cannot again retreats!
  只要你爱美的心思被他们掌握，那么你的身体还有心灵都无法再全身而退了！
• Her main preoccupation was whether Maurice would ask her to go with him to france.
  现在她最关心的就是莫里斯会不会请她和他一起去法国。