busy
adjective uk/ˈbɪz.i/ us/ˈbɪz.i/
(DOING THINGS)
A2 忙碌的;忙于…的;专注的
If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing.
Mum was busy in the kitchen. 妈妈在厨房里忙着呢。
The kids are busy with their homework. 孩子们在忙着做家庭作业。
She's busy writing out the wedding invitations. 她在忙着写婚礼请柬。
I've got plenty of jobs to keep you busy. 我有很多工作，够你忙活的。
He was too busy talking to notice us come in. 他忙着说话没有注意到我们进来。
A1 （地方）热闹的，熙熙攘攘的
A busy place is full of activity or people.
a busy restaurant 繁忙的餐馆
Their house is near a very busy road. 他们的房子临近热闹的马路。
A2 繁忙的;事情多的
In a busy period, you have a lot of things to do.
I have a busy week ahead of me. 我未来的一周会很忙。
You've had a busy day. 你忙了一天了。
(UK also engaged)（电话）占线的
If a phone line is busy, someone is using it.
I tried calling you but the line was busy. 我试过给你打电话，可是电话占线。
- More examples
- The meeting will have to wait until tomorrow, because I'm too busy now.
- Davies is busy adapting Brinkworth's latest novel for television.
- She's busy knitting baby clothes.
- A bomb exploded at one of London's busiest railway stations this morning.
- I like to keep busy.
(WITH PATTERNS)
disapproving繁琐的，杂乱的；使人眼花缭乱的
having too much decoration or too many colours
The jacket was a bit too busy for my tastes - I'd prefer something plainer. 对我来说，这件夹克太花哨了——我喜欢简单一点的。
busy
verb uk/ˈbɪz.i/ us/ˈbɪz.i/
busy yourself 打发时间
to make the time pass by doing something
I busied myself with tidying up my desk. 我整理书桌来打发时间。
I busied myself in the kitchen and tried hard not to worry.
I busied myself with voluntary work and, in time, forgot that I was miserable.
Anna busied herself in the garden till lunch.
Tom left the women to talk and busied himself arranging the children's toys.
My mother busied herself with dinner preparations while my father and brother chatted.
Synonym: occupy