preoccupy 音标拼音: [pri'ɑkjəp
, ɑɪ]
vt . 先占领,先取,迷住
先占领,先取,迷住
preoccupy v 1 :
engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively ; "
His work preoccupies him "; "
The matter preoccupies her completely --
she cannot think of anything else "
2 :
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance ; "
the army preoccupied the hills "
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1 .
To take possession of before another ;
as ,
to preoccupy a country not before held .
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2 .
To prepossess ;
to engage ,
occupy ,
or engross the attention of ,
beforehand ;
hence ,
to prejudice .
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I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave something to reflections than to preoccupy his judgment . --
Arbuthnot .
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70 Moby Thesaurus words for "
preoccupy ":
absorb ,
absorb the attention ,
adopt ,
appropriate ,
arrest ,
arrogate ,
assume ,
beset ,
catch ,
charm ,
colonize ,
come uppermost ,
compel ,
conquer ,
drive ,
enchant ,
engage ,
engage the attention ,
engage the mind ,
engage the thoughts ,
engross ,
engross the mind ,
engross the thoughts ,
enslave ,
enthrall ,
exercise ,
fascinate ,
fill the mind ,
grab ,
grip ,
hog ,
hold ,
hold spellbound ,
hold the interest ,
hypnotize ,
immerse ,
impel ,
indent ,
infatuate ,
involve ,
involve the interest ,
jump a claim ,
make free with ,
make use of ,
mesmerize ,
monopolize ,
monopolize the thoughts ,
not let go ,
obsess ,
obsess the mind ,
occupy ,
occupy the attention ,
occupy the mind ,
overrun ,
possess ,
preempt ,
preengage ,
prepossess ,
requisition ,
seize the mind ,
sit on ,
spellbind ,
squat on ,
subjugate ,
take all of ,
take it all ,
take over ,
take possession of ,
take up ,
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