If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you.
例句
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。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
Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important.
例句
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。
英汉词典释义
n.
全神贯注,入神
his growing preoccupation with death他对死亡越来越多的关注
当务之急;使人全神贯注的事物
Their chief preoccupation was how to feed their families.他们关注的首要事情是如何养家糊口。By now this had become a major preoccupation for him.现在这已成为他的当务之急。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
2. the mental state of being preoccupied by something
3. the act of taking occupancy before someone else does