preoccupy

• vt. 迷住；使全神貫注

pre-,在前，早於，預先，occupy,占據。引申詞義憂心，擔心。

preoccupy (v.)

1560s, from pre- + occupy. Related: Preoccupied; preoccupying.

1. Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community.

犯罪和對犯罪的恐懼一直困擾著這個社區。

來自柯林斯例句

2. But at the moment he had other things to preoccupy him.

不過當時有另外的事情分了他的心.

來自英漢文學

3. An intelligent man considers the prospect of failure, but he doesn't preoccupy himself with pointless worry.

一個聰明的男人可以預見到失敗, 但他絕不會去無謂地擔心.

來自互聯網

4. Otherwise, thoughts of attack and counter - attack will preoccupy him and people his entire world.

否則, 攻擊與 反 攻擊的念頭便會盤踞他及他整個周遭世界.

來自互聯網