preoccupation UK [pri:ˌɒk.jʊ'peɪ.ʃən] US [-ˌɑ:.kju:-] noun countable ■an idea or subject that someone thinks about most of the time (时常想的)想法、事情•My main preoccupation now is trying to keep life normal for the sake of my two boys.我现在想得最多的是要为了我的两个儿子而尽力使生活保持正常。 countable or uncountable ■the state of being worried about or thinking about something most of the time 入神,长期担忧•Lately, his preoccupation with football had caused his marks at school to slip.最近他一心想着足球,学校成绩都退步了。 |