preoccupying

UK
/priːˈɒkjʊpaɪɪŋ/
US
/priˈɑkjəˌpaɪɪŋ/
preoccupyingгерундий или причастие настоящего времени
UK
/priːˈɒkjʊpaɪɪŋ/
US
/priˈɑkjəˌpaɪɪŋ/
Used predicatively and attributively as a present-participle adjective.
Переводы
The preoccupying thought kept him awake all night.
Занимающая мысль не давала ему уснуть всю ночь.
Her preoccupying hobby left her little time for anything else.
Ее поглощающее хобби оставляло ей мало времени на что-либо еще.
The preoccupying issue was discussed at length during the meeting.
Волнующий вопрос был подробно обсужден на встрече.
Определения
So absorbing or engaging that it occupies a person’s thoughts or attention to a marked degree.
The preoccupying prospect of losing his job made it hard for him to focus on anything else.
preoccupyглагол

preoccupying

Герундий

preoccupied
Прошедшее простое время
preoccupied
Причастие прошедшего времени
preoccupying
Герундий
UK
/priːˈɒkjʊpaɪ/
US
/priˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/
Переводы
The mystery of the ancient ruins seemed to preoccupy the archaeologists.
Тайна древних руин, казалось, поглощала археологов.
The issue of climate change continues to preoccupy scientists around the world.
Проблема изменения климата продолжает занимать ученых по всему миру.
The possibility of a recession began to preoccupy the investors.
Возможность рецессии начала волновать инвесторов.
Дополнительные переводы
Определения
To dominate or engross the mind of someone to the exclusion of other thoughts.
The upcoming exam seemed to preoccupy her thoughts all week.
To seize or occupy something beforehand, especially before someone else can do so (archaic or formal).
The settlers sought to preoccupy the fertile valley before their rivals arrived.
Синонимы