preoccupied

英 [priː'ɒkjʊpaɪd] 美[pri'ɑkjə'paɪd]

• adj. 全神贯注的；心事重重的；被先占的
• v. 抢先占有；使…全神贯注（preoccupy的过去式）

1. deeply absorbed in thought;

"as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"

"lost in thought"

"a preoccupied frown"

2. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something;

"became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"

"was absolutely obsessed with the girl"

"got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"

"he was taken up in worry for the old woman"