preoccupation

美 [priˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn]英 [priˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn]
  • n.全神贯注;心事重重;盘算;思虑;忧心忡忡;长久思考的事情

复数: preoccupations

preoccupationpreoccupation

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

She found his preoccupation with money irritating.

她对他一心只想着钱感到很厌烦。

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

She spoke slowly, in a state of preoccupation.

她说话慢吞吞的,显得心事重重。

preoccupation

频次

  • 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.

    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
    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.

    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。

noun

1
the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
Synonym: preoccupancy
2
the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Synonym: preoccupancy absorption engrossment
3
an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

数据来源:WordNet

  1. His main preoccupation at that time is get enough to eat .

    他那时盘算的是如何填饱肚子。

  2. She spoke slowly , in a state of preoccupation .

    她说话慢吞吞的,显得心事重重。

  3. His current preoccupation is the appointment of the new manager .

    他目前操心的是新经理的任命。

  4. 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。

  5. He found it hard to concentrate on conversation so far removed from his present preoccupations

    他发现很难专注于谈话,因为谈话内容和自己目前的当务之急毫不相干。

  6. 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。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. Reading also eases your mind and draws its focus away from whatever preoccupations might otherwise keep you awake .

    阅读还会让你的精神放松,远离那些会让你难以入眠的思绪。

  10. Hypochondria refers to an excessive preoccupation with one 's health , usually focusing on some particular symptom , as cardiac or gastric1 problems .

    疑病症指的是过度担忧个人健康问题,通常集中于某些特定的症状,比如心脏或者胃部不适。

  11. The book has several of the author 's characteristic preoccupations .

    书中好些地方显示出了作者的创作特色。

  12. 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。

  13. Credit and credit cards were additionally a part of his preoccupation .

    信用赊账和信用卡是额外加到他头上来的思想负担。

  14. 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。

  15. But sheer preoccupation with logical thinking has also its drawbacks .

    但是过度耽于逻辑思想也自有其不利之处。

  16. Preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature esp ethical or ideological values .

    涉及到人的内在本质尤其在伦理或意识形态价值方面。

  17. 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。

  18. Preoccupation system originated from Roman law , is one of primitive acquisition mode of ownership .

    先占制度起源于罗马法,是所有权的原始取得方式之一。

  19. 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。

  20. In life , our greatest preoccupation is death ;

    在人的一生中,我们所最担心的就是死。

  21. Keeping warm was morris 's main preoccupation in his first few days there .

    莫里斯到那里后的最初几天,主要关心的事就是保暖。

  22. 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。

  23. His ideas about the male preoccupation with size .

    他研究过男性对“那话儿”的尺寸有多重视。

  24. There are many preoccupations that are useful to ascending humans .

    有很多职业是对提升人类有益的。

  25. Preoccupation is one of the primitive methods to gain the possession of movable property .

    先占是动产所有权原始取得的方式之一。

  26. Adjusting to these higher food prices could become a dominant preoccupation of governments in the years ahead .

    在今后的岁月中,调整适应高粮价必将成为各国政府占压倒地位的当务之急。

  27. 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。

  28. With a leadership transition due in 2012 , Beijing has its own domestic preoccupations .

    鉴于领导层将在2012年换届,北京方面有自己的国内优先事务。

  29. Without the sense of fellowship with men of like mind , of preoccupation with the objective ,

    没有志同道合的友情,没有全身心投入于客观世界,

  30. 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。