busy

busy
(busier, busiest)
  1. having a great deal to do
    忙碌的
    he had been too busy to enjoy himself.
    他太忙了,没有时间玩乐。
    there was enough work to keep two people busy.
    那些事够两个人忙的了。
    ■occupied with or concentrating on a particular activity or object of attention
    专注于…的,忙于…的
    the team members are busy raising money.
    小组成员都忙于筹款。
    he was busy with preparations.
    他忙于做准备工作。
    ■(of a place) full of activity
    (地方)充满活动的;繁忙的;热闹的
    ■excessively detailed or decorated; fussy
    杂乱的;装饰过分的
    the rugs have crisp, not busy, patterns.
    地毯花样活泼而不繁乱。
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)(of a telephone line) engaged
    (主 北美)电话线占线的,忙音的
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with obj.](busy oneself)keep occupied
    忙于
    she busied herself with her new home.
    她忙于布置新家。
(pl. -ies)
(亦作 bizzy)
  1. (Brit. informal)a police officer
    (英,非正式)警官,警察
    he was picked up by the busies for possession.
    他因私藏毒品被警察抓走了。
派生
busily
adverb
busyness
noun
语源
  1. Old English bisgian (verb), bisig (noun); related to Dutch bezig, of unknown origin
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