
adj.忙的;繁忙的;熱鬧的;(電話(huà))占線(xiàn)的
vt.使忙于
He is busy with some important work. 他正忙于處理一些重要的事情。
He was busy getting ready for his journey. 他正忙于準(zhǔn)備旅行。
The traffic was at its height at the busy junction. 在繁忙的交叉路口,車(chē)輛來(lái)往正處于高峰。
I tried to call Mr. Cooper, but the line was busy. 我想給庫(kù)柏先生打個(gè)電話(huà),但一直占線(xiàn)。
用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)To forget his trouble, he busied himself in his garden . 為了把煩惱忘卻,他讓自己忙于花園的工作。
As the final examinations draw near, students begin to busy themselves with reviewing. 當(dāng)期末考試即將來(lái)臨時(shí),同學(xué)們開(kāi)始忙于復(fù)習(xí)。
busy用作形容詞的基本意思是“忙的”,通常指人經(jīng)?;驎簳r(shí)埋頭于一項(xiàng)工作,含有“熱衷于”的意味。busy作“繁忙的; 熱鬧的”解時(shí)可修飾物或事物。
busy在句中可用作定語(yǔ)或表語(yǔ)。用作表語(yǔ)時(shí),其后??山咏樵~about, at, in, over , with引起的短語(yǔ), 這些介詞有時(shí)可省略,特別是當(dāng)其賓語(yǔ)為動(dòng)名詞時(shí)。busy用于too...to結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí)可接動(dòng)詞不定式。
“電話(huà)占線(xiàn)?!痹诿绹?guó)一般說(shuō)The line is busy .而在英國(guó)常說(shuō)The number is engaged.
v.(動(dòng)詞)busy既可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),一般接oneself作賓語(yǔ),常常表示“使自己忙于某事”。
[ busybody ]的復(fù)數(shù)形式
消磨時(shí)間的工作;為打發(fā)時(shí)間而布置的工作