preoccupation
US: /pɹiˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/
UK: /pɹɪˌɒkjʊpˈeɪʃən/
UK: /pɹɪˌɒkjʊpˈeɪʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
preoccupation /pri:,ɔkju'peiʃn/
- danh từ
- mối bận tâm, mối lo lắng, mối ưu tư
- thiên kiến
- sự giữ chỗ trước, sự chiếm chỗ trước
- việc phải làm trước (mọi việc khác); việc phải bận tâm
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U, C] ~ (with sth) a state of thinking about sth continuously; sth that you think about frequently or for a long time: She found his preoccupation with money irritating. + His current preoccupation is the appointment of the new manager.
2 [U] a mood created by thinking or worrying about sth and ignoring everything else: She spoke slowly, in a state of preoccupation.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
current, present, recent | central, chief, main, major
Their chief preoccupation was how to feed their families.
| constant, continuing | growing | obsessive
PREP.
~ for
By now this had become a major preoccupation for him.
| ~ with
his growing preoccupation with death
Concise English dictionary
preoccupations
+an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
+the mental state of being preoccupied by something
+the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
