preoccupies

英 [priˈɒkjupaɪz]

美 [priˈɑːkjupaɪz]

v.  使日夜思考; 使忧心忡忡
preoccupy的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使全神贯注；使入神；占据…的思想
  If somethingis preoccupyingyou, you are thinking about it a lot.
  1. Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community.
     犯罪和对犯罪的恐惧一直困扰着这个社区。
  2. ...the particular issues, problems and theories that preoccupied him.
     萦绕在他心头的那些议题、问题和理论

双语例句

• All of this has come to rest in a gorgeous but not gigantic house, in a room suffused with light that bounces off a grand piano that preoccupies the room and much of his free time.
  所有这些都停在了一座美丽但不豪华的房子里，房中充满着灯光映照着上下波动的华丽的钢琴音以及他的自由的气息。
• Does this mean that China no longer preoccupies investors?
  这是否意味着中国不再是投资者的关注重点了呢？
• Not surprisingly, the weather preoccupies the thoughts of New Englanders, especially in the country.
  很自然地，天气总让新英格兰人，特别是乡村的人牵肠挂肚。
• Despite a weak recovery in much of the world, the threat of rising prices preoccupies policymakers and the public.
  在许多国家，复苏依旧疲软，但物价上涨的威胁已使决策者和公众如临大敌。
• This is a question that preoccupies not only consumers but companies.
  这个问题不但让消费者着迷，企业对此也是全神贯注。