preoccupy
英 [pri?'?kj?pa?]
美[pri'ɑkj?'pai]
- vt. 迷?。皇谷褙炞?/li>
英英釋意
- 1. engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively;
- "His work preoccupies him"
- "The matter preoccupies her completley--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"