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

  1. 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。
  2. 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

  1. N-COUNT 念念不忘;执著
    If you have a preoccupation with something 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。
  2. N-UNCOUNT 全神贯注;入神
    Preoccupation is 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。

双语例句

  1. The pictures belong to an era when there was a preoccupation with high society.
    这些画出自一个人人向往上流社会的时代。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. Man's preoccupation with time derives ultimately from his unique relationship to it.
    人们对时间的关注来源于他们与时间的特殊关系。
  6. But that spectacle did not affect her preoccupation.
    但是这种景象没有影响苔丝,她仍然还在那儿出神。
  7. 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。
  8. Then there is Iran, the abiding preoccupation, not to say obsession, of almost every Israeli policymaker.
    然后还有伊朗,它几乎是每个以色列决策者的长期关注对象,甚至可以说是痴迷对象。
  9. I intend a preoccupation and living environment that supports my choice to ascend.
    我意愿一份支持我提升的职业和生活环境。
  10. 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。
  11. 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!
  12. But sex is at the core of his work: women were his preoccupation.
    但是性却是其作品的核心内容:女人是他关注的主题。
  13. That understanding, that preoccupation with the materials and processes, is essential to the way we work.
    那种对材料和工艺的理解和专注是我们工作方式的本质。
  14. I don't understand his preoccupation with punctuality.
    我不懂他为什么那么守时。
  15. The paradox of this preoccupation with delighting people is that he disdains questioning customers.
    与他一心一意取悦人们形成悖论的是,他不屑于向用户征询意见。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. The European discourse of green growth has been elbowed aside by a preoccupation with austerity and debt.
    欧洲关于绿色增长的高谈阔论,已让位于对紧缩和债务的全力关注。
  19. She believes that poetry should be part of the everyday, not a recondite preoccupation of academics.
    她认为诗歌心该是日常生活的一部分,而非文人深奥的玄思。
  20. 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。
  21. Why is there this ceaseless preoccupation with a problem?
    为何会这样无休止的专著一个问题?
  22. In life, our greatest preoccupation is death;
    在人的一生中,我们所最担心的就是死。
  23. Preoccupation with being busy has even changed the way we greet people.
    忙碌于工作甚至已经改变了人们打招呼的方式。
  24. The division of work into socially useful and socially useless was a particular preoccupation of the post-Woodstock generation.
    把工作分成对社会有益和对社会无益两类,这是伍德斯托克之后的一代人尤为关注的一件事。
  25. I knew it was to ease his pains and fears and not mine, and my preoccupation with death continued.
    我明白这只是减轻他的痛苦和恐惧,但不是我的。而死亡继续占据我的心。
  26. 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。
  27. It's a condition characterised by freedom from worry or any other preoccupation really.
    就是这样一个从焦虑和其他当务之急中自由的状态。
  28. 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。
  29. 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。

英英释义

noun

  1. the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

      Synonym:    preoccupancy

    1. the mental state of being preoccupied by something

        Synonym:    preoccupancyabsorptionengrossment

      1. an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention