Preoccupied 是一个形容词，表示某人心神不宁或全神贯注于某事，通常指思想被某个特定问题或事务占据，以至于忽视了周围的事物。该词的基本含义可以理解为“心事重重”或“忙于某事”。

音标

/ˌpriːˈɒkjʊpaɪd/ （英式英语）
/ˌpriːˈɑːkjuːpaɪd/ （美式英语）

翻译

中文翻译：心事重重的，专心的，专注的

用法

形容人：表示某人心神不宁或专注于某件事，导致无法关注其他事物。

形容物：某事或某物可能让人无法集中注意力或分心。

例句

She was preoccupied with thoughts of her upcoming exam.
她的心里充满了即将到来的考试。

He seemed preoccupied during the meeting and didn’t contribute much.
会议期间，他显得心神不宁，没怎么发言。

I apologize for not replying sooner; I was preoccupied with work.
很抱歉没能尽快回复，我忙于工作。

The children were preoccupied with their toys and didn’t notice the time.
孩子们专心玩玩具，没注意到时间。

She was so preoccupied with the details of her project that she forgot to eat.
她太专注于项目的细节，忘记了吃饭。

Don’t interrupt him; he’s preoccupied with a serious problem right now.
别打扰他，他现在正为一个严肃的问题而烦恼。

His mind was preoccupied with thoughts of the meeting, and he couldn’t relax.
他的心里一直想着会议，无法放松。

When someone is preoccupied, it’s often hard to get their attention.
当一个人心事重重时，通常很难引起他们的注意。

She appeared preoccupied and didn’t hear the phone ring.
她看起来心不在焉，没听到电话铃声。

They seemed preoccupied with finding a solution, rather than enjoying the moment.
他们看起来忙于寻找解决办法，而不是享受当下。

短语搭配

Be preoccupied with — 对...感到心事重重，专注于...

She was preoccupied with the idea of leaving her job.

她一直在为辞掉工作而烦恼。

 

Get preoccupied with — 被...占据了心思

Don’t get preoccupied with small problems.

别让小问题占据你的心思。

 

Seem preoccupied — 显得心不在焉，心事重重

He seemed preoccupied throughout the conversation.

整个对话中，他显得心不在焉。

 

Be preoccupied by — 被...困扰

She was preoccupied by her worries about the future.

她被对未来的担忧困扰。

 

总结

"Preoccupied" 主要用于描述一个人由于某个想法或情绪而无法集中注意力，常见用法涉及心理状态或对某事的专注。如果你遇到一个人表现得心神不宁或无法关注周围的事物，你可以用“preoccupied”来形容他们的状态。