preoccupations

英 [pri(ː)ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃənz]

美 [priˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃənz]

n.  盘算; 思虑; 长久思考的事情; 心事重重; 忧心忡忡; 全神贯注
preoccupation的复数

柯林斯词典

• 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。

双语例句

• Such humans have multiplied and equate to60% of the current world population; such humans believe that the only purpose of life is to marry and procreate; or find preoccupations that entertain or make one wealthy.
  这类人繁殖到占目前世界人口的60%；这类人相信生活的唯一目的就是结婚生子、或找到可以娱乐或让人富有的职业。
• That should serve as a reminder of how quickly the intellectual climate can shift and fashionable preoccupations fade.
  我们应引以为戒，记住观念氛围可以转变得多么迅速，流行的偏见可以消失得多么快。
• The Contents page of the RADIO TIMES actually details what the British public's preoccupations are.
  的目录页实际上具体表明了英国公众最关心的是什么。
• With a leadership transition due in 2012, Beijing has its own domestic preoccupations.
  鉴于领导层将在2012年换届，北京方面有自己的国内优先事务。
• The Japanese crowd did not appear to have the same preoccupations that I had.
  走在日本的大街上，人群中似乎没有人抱着跟我一样的想法。
• We can blame the political philosopher John Locke for our current child-rearing preoccupations.
  我们可以说，导致我们现在如此专注于育儿的，是政治哲学家约翰·洛克（Johnlocke）。
• It is for this reason that Rabbit suggests that ascending humans withdraw as much as possible from such preoccupations.
  正因为如此，兔子建议提升人类尽可能离开这些事物。
• He found it hard to concentrate on conversation so far removed from his present preoccupations
  他发现很难专注于谈话，因为谈话内容和自己目前的当务之急毫不相干。
• He inherited characteristic Puritan preoccupations with sin, with gilt and with secrecy.
  他继承了清教特有的关于原罪、罪过和隐秘的观念。
• We forget that our preoccupations change.
  我们忘记了，当务之急是变化的。