[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]忙的;忙碌的 When you are busy, you are working hard or concentrating on a task, so that you are not free to do anything else.
What is it? I'm busy...
什么事?我忙着呢。
They are busy preparing for a hectic day's activity on Saturday...
他们正忙着准备周六一整天都安排满了的活动。
Rachel said she would be too busy to come...
雷切尔说她太忙,不会来了。
Phil Martin is an exceptionally busy man.
菲尔·马丁整天忙得不可开交。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]繁忙的;忙碌的 A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.
[usu ADJ n]
It'll have to wait. This is our busiest time ...
这事得往后放。这是我们最忙碌的时候。
Even with her busy schedule she finds time to watch TV...
即使日程安排很满,她也要抽出时间看电视。
I had a busy day and was rather tired.
今天很忙,我累坏了。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]全神贯注的;心无旁骛的;埋头于…的 If you say that someone is busy thinking or worrying about something, you mean that it is taking all their attention, often to such an extent that they are unable to think about anything else.
[v-link ADJ]
Companies are so busy analysing the financial implications that they overlook the effect on workers ...
公司忙于分析此事对财务可能产生的影响,而忽视了其对工人的影响。
Most people are too busy with their own troubles to give much help.
大多数人都忙于自己的烦心事,而无暇提供太多的帮助。
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[VERB 动词]使(自己)忙于 If you busy yourself with something, you occupy yourself by dealing with it.
[V pron-refl with n/-ing]
[V pron-refl -ing]
[V pron-refl]
He busied himself with the camera...
他忙着摆弄那个相机。
She busied herself getting towels ready...
她忙着把毛巾准备好。
For a while Kathryn busied herself in the kitchen.
凯瑟琳在厨房忙活了一会儿。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]热闹的;忙碌的;熙熙攘攘的 A busy place is full of people who are doing things or moving about.
The Strand is one of London's busiest and most affluent streets...
斯特兰德街是伦敦最繁华、最富足的街道之一。
The ward was busy and Amy hardly had time to talk.
病房里非常忙碌,埃米几乎没有时间说话。
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[ADJ 形容词]占线的 When a telephone line is busy, you cannot make your call because the line is already being used by someone else.
[usu v-link ADJ]
[mainly AM 主美]
I tried to reach him, but the line was busy.
我试图和他联系,但他的电话占线。
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busy★/ˈbɪzi; NAmEˈbɪzi/
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busybusiesbusiedbusyingbusierbusiestadjective★(busier,busi·est)doing sth 做事情1★having a lot to do; perhaps not free to do sth else because you are working on sth 忙碌的;无暇的◆Are you busy tonight?你今晚忙吗?◆I'm afraid the doctor is busy at the moment. Can he call you back?恐怕医生现在没空。让他给你回话行吗?◆I'll be too busy to come to the meeting.我会很忙,不能到会。◆The principal is a very busy woman.校长是个大忙人。◆She was always too busy to listen.她总是很忙,无暇听我说话。◆a very busy life繁忙的生活busywith sth/sb ◆Kate's busy with her homework.凯特正忙着做家庭作业。2★busy(doing sth) spending a lot of time on sth 忙于(做某事)◆James is busy practising for the school concert.詹姆斯正忙着为学校音乐会排练。◆Let's get busy with the clearing up.我们开始清理吧。place 地方3★full of people, activity, vehicles, etc. 人来车往的;熙熙攘攘的◆a busy main road熙熙攘攘的大街◆Victoria is one of London's busiest stations.维多利亚站是伦敦最繁忙的车站之一。period of time 一段时间4★full of work and activity 工作忙的;充满活动的◆Have you had a busy day?你今天忙了一天吗?◆This is one of the busiest times of the year for the department.这是部门里一年中最忙的时间。telephone 电话5★( especially NAmE) being used 正被占用的;占线的SYN
engaged
◆The line is busy—I'll try again later.电话占线,我过会儿再打。◆the busy signal忙音☞collocationsat
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pattern/design 图案;图样6too full of small details 杂乱的;纷繁的;令人眼花缭乱的▶busily/ˈbɪzɪli; NAmEˈbɪzɪli/adverb◆He was busily engaged repairing his bike.他正忙着修他的自行车。IDIOMSas busy as a ˈbeevery busy 忙得不可开交keep yourself ˈbusyto find enough things to do 不让自己闲着◆Since she retired she's kept herself very busy.自从退休后,她一直没闲着。verb(busies,busy·ing,busied,busied)to fill your time doing an activity or a task 忙着做某事busyyourself (with sth) ◆She busied herself with the preparations for the party.她忙于准备晚会。busyyourself (in/with) doing sth ◆While we talked, Bill busied himself fixing lunch.我们谈话时,比尔忙着做午饭。busy/ˈbɪzi; NAmEˈbɪzi/busily/ˈbɪzɪli; NAmEˈbɪzɪli/
1person if you are busy, you are working hard and have a lot of things to do: She’s busy now – can you phone later? a busy mother of fourbusy with Mr Haynes is busy with a customer at the moment.busy doing something Rachel’s busy studying for her exams. There were lots of activities to keep the kids busy.GRAMMARYou are busy with something: · I’m very busy with work at the moment.✗Don’t say: busy for something | busy on somethingGrammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES2time a busy period of time is full of work or other activities: December is the busiest time of year for shops. a busy day He took time out of his busy schedule to visit us.3place a busy place is very full of people or vehicles and movement: We live on a very busy road.4telephone especially American English if a telephone you are calling is busy, it makes a repeated sound to tell you that the person you are calling is talking on their telephoneSYN engaged British English: I called Sonya, but her line was busy. I keep getting a busy signal.5pattern a pattern or design that is busy is too full of small details – used to show disapprovalTHESAURUSpersonbusy if you are busy, you have a lot of things you need to do: · Sorry I haven’t called you, but I’ve been really busy.· a busy housewife· Angela was becoming more and more unhappy, but her husband was too busy to notice.· Not now Stephen, I’m busy.· Alex is busy studying for his exams.rushed/run off your feet [not before noun] British English spoken very busy and in a hurry, because you have too many things to do: · We’ve been absolutely rushed off our feet getting ready for our son’s birthday party.snowed under [not before noun] so busy that you can hardly deal with all the work you have to do: · I can’t stop for lunch today – I’m completely snowed under.· We’ve been snowed under with applications for the job.up to your ears/neck in something [not before noun] informal extremely busy because you have a lot of work to deal with: · Teachers say they are up to their ears in paperwork and don’t have enough time for teaching.tied up [not before noun] busy in your job, so that you cannot do anything else: · I’m sorry, but he’s tied up at the moment. Could you call back later?· I can’t see you tomorrow: I’m tied up all day.have a lot to do especially spoken to have to do a lot of things, so that you need to hurry or work hard: · Let’s get started – we have a lot to do.have a lot on British English, have a lot going on American English spoken to be busy, especially because you have arranged to do a lot of things during a particular period: · I’ve got a lot on this weekend.· He says he’ll try and see you as soon as possible, but he has a lot going on this afternoon.timebusy use this about times when you have a lot of things you need to do: · We have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow.· July and August are our busiest times.hectic a hectic time or situation is extremely busy, so that you are always in a hurry and often feel excited or worried: · It was really hectic at work today.· The band had a hectic recording schedule.the rush hour the time in the morning and evening when a lot of people are travelling to or from work: · The buses are so crowded during the rush hour you never get a seat.· In most British cities the rush hour does not start until about 8 o’clock.
busy1 adjective
busy2 verb
busybusy2 verb (past tense and past participle busied, present participle busying, third person singular busies) [transitive]
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busy yourself with something to use your time dealing with something: He busied himself with answering letters.
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busy
[ˈbɪzi]busied, busying, busies级别:busier, busiest
CET4CET6TEM4考研
v11294
1363
154
661
267
168
113
j1934
20125
3550
6431
4557
4264
1323
ADJ1879
736424
VERB11599
41085
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busier[636] busiest[1020]
忙的(44%),繁忙的(39%),热闹的(13%),使忙于(4%)
adj.忙碌的;热闹的;正被占用的
vt.使忙于
n.(Busy)人名;(匈)布希;(法)比西
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