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busy1 adjective a busy woman 忙碌的女人a busy weekend 繁忙的周末crowdeda busy airportbusy ♦︎ active ♦︎ engaged ♦︎ involved ♦︎ occupied ♦︎ hard-pressed ♦︎ at workThese words all describe people doing a lot or having a lot to do. 这些词均表示忙碌的、工作中的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆busy / involved / occupied with sth◆active / engaged / involved / occupied in sth◆engaged / at work on sth◆to keep sb busy / active / involved / occupied◆very / particularly / quite busy / active / involved◆currently busy / active / engaged / involved / occupied / at work◆constantly busy / engaged / involved / occupied / at work◆actively engaged / involved in sth■ busy having a lot to do; not free to do sth else because you are working on sth; spending a lot of time on sth 忙碌的；无暇的；忙于（做某事）◆Are you busy tonight?你今晚忙吗？◆I'm afraid the doctor is busy at the moment. Can he call you back?抱歉，医生现在没空。让他给你回电话行吗？◆The principal is a very busy woman.校长她可是个大忙人。◆She was always too busy to listen.她总是很忙，无暇听我说话。◆James is busy practising for the school concert.詹姆斯正忙着为学校音乐会排练。▸ busily adverb ◆He was busily engaged in repairing his bike.他正忙着修他的自行车。■ active (rather formal) giving a lot of time or attention to sth; making a determined effort and not leaving sth to happen by itself 忙于；积极的◆They were both politically active.他们两人在政治上都很积极。◆She takes an active part in school life.她积极参加学校活动。◆The parents were active in campaigning against cuts to the education budget.学生家长积极参加反对削减教育预算的活动。◆They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease.他们采取积极措施，防止疾病蔓延。 OPP inactive , passive ⓘ The opposite of active in this meaning is inactive or passive. 表达此义时，active的反义词是inactive或passive◆The area has a large, but politically inactive population.该地区人口虽多，但对政治并不热衷。◆He played a passive role in the relationship.他在那段关系中处于被动地位。 see also passive ⇨ passive , active ⇨ energetic ▸ actively adverb ◆She was actively looking for a job.她在积极找工作。■ engaged [not before noun] (formal) giving a lot of time or attention to sb/sth; not free to do sth 忙于；没有空◆They were engaged in conversation.他们正谈得起劲。◆He is now engaged on his second novel.他正埋头写他的第二部小说。◆I can't come to dinner on Tuesday－I'm otherwise engaged (= I have already arranged to do sth else).我星期二另有安排，不能来参加宴会。 see also engagement ⇨ meeting 2 ■ involved [not usually before noun] giving a lot of time or attention to sb/sth 忙于；专注于◆She was deeply involved with the local hospital.她曾全心投入当地医院的工作。◆I was so involved in my book I didn't hear you knock.我全神贯注在看书，没听到你敲门。◆He's a very involved father (= he spends a lot of time with his children).他是个很投入的父亲。 see also involvement ⇨ involvement ■ occupied [not before noun] (rather formal) giving a lot of time or attention to sb/sth 忙于；专注于◆He's fully occupied looking after three small children.照顾三个小孩让他忙得不可开交。◆Only half her time is occupied with politics.她只用一半的时间从事政治活动。◆The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.最重要的是别让自己闲着。NOTE 辨析 Involved or occupied? Involved usually suggests that sb has a personal or emotional connection with the person or thing mentioned; occupied simply suggests that sb has a lot to do. * involved通常意味着与所关注的人或所忙之事有个人或情感上的联系，occupied仅表示很忙。■ ˌhard-ˈpressed having a lot of problems, especially too much work, and too little time or money 处于强大压力下的（尤指工作重、时间紧迫、资金少）◆Hard-pressed junior doctors want shorter working hours.实习医生压力太大，希望缩短工作时间。■ at ˈwork [not before noun] busy doing sth 忙着（做某事）◆He is still at work on the painting.他仍在忙着画那幅画。◆Danger－men at work.危险－有人施工。 |