preoccupation

英 [priˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn]

美 [priˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn]

n. 盘算; 思虑; 长久思考的事情; 心事重重; 忧心忡忡; 全神贯注

BNC.6468 / COCA.8783

牛津词典

noun

盘算；思虑；长久思考的事情
a state of thinking about sth continuously; sth that you think about frequently or for a long time
1. She found his preoccupation with money irritating.
  她对他一心只想着钱感到很厌烦。
2. His current preoccupation is the appointment of the new manager.
  他目前操心的是新经理的任命。
心事重重；忧心忡忡；全神贯注
a mood created by thinking or worrying about sth and ignoring everything else
1. She spoke slowly, in a state of preoccupation.
  她说话慢吞吞的，显得心事重重。

N-COUNT 念念不忘；执著
If you have apreoccupation withsomething or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you.
1. Karouzos's poetry shows a profound preoccupation with the Orthodox Church...
  卡鲁佐斯的诗歌表明他对东正教的执着。
2. In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
  克鲁克一心想着罗宾，忽略了其他一切事情。
N-UNCOUNT 全神贯注；入神
Preoccupationis a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important.
1. It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation.
  他很难意识到她的存在；他一直沉浸在沮丧中。

noun

the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
Synonym:preoccupancy
the mental state of being preoccupied by something
Synonym:preoccupancyabsorptionengrossment
an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention