/?pri??ɑ?.kj?.pa?d/thinkingorworryingabout something too much:全神贯注的,入神的;心事重重的She's been very preoccupiedrecentlybecause hermotherhas been veryill.近来由于母亲病情严重,她无暇他顾。Why is themediaso preoccupiedwiththelovelivesofpoliticians?为什么媒体对政客们的感情生活如此关注呢?SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesContinually thinking about
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be devoured bysomethingidiom
be hung up onsomethingidiom
be wrapped up insomething/someoneidiom
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fetishize
fixate
fixated
fixation
get intosomeone
mania
nag
obsession
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obsessively
one-track mind
overactive
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