| 词汇 | busy |
| 释义 | busy adjective uk /ˈbɪz.i/ us /ˈbɪz.i/ busyadjective (DOING THINGS)A2 If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing: 忙碌的;忙于…的;专注的 keep someone busyI've got plenty of jobs to keep you busy.我有很多工作，够你忙活的。 Dad was busy in the kitchen. busy withThe kids are busy with their homework.孩子们在忙着做家庭作业。 [ + -ing verb ]She's busy writing out the wedding invitations.她在忙着写婚礼请柬。 He was too busy talking to notice us come in.他忙着说话没有注意到我们进来。 not available busyI'm busy all morning - can we meet up in the afternoon? tied upI'll be tied up in meetings until 3.00pm, but could meet after that. unavailableThe CEO is currently unavailable - may I take a message? engagedI can't come to tea - I'm engaged elsewhere. having a lot to do busyI was busy clearing out the shed. up to your ears in somethingI'm up to my ears in chores! up to your eyeballs in somethingDon't bother her - she's up to her eyeballs in paperwork. up to your eyes in somethingI'm up to my eyes in work at the moment. up to your neck in somethingI can't help, I'm up to my neck in schoolwork. have your hands fullI have my hands full with the kids at the moment, so I can't take on any more work. If you are busy, you are not free or available to do something: Would you like to come over at the weekend, or are you busy? I'm busy on Tuesday morning but we could meet in the afternoon. A1 A busy place is full of activity or people: （地方）热闹的，熙熙攘攘的 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。 full of activity busyThe pub is always busy on a Friday. fullShe leads a rich, full life. hecticThey tried to fit a holiday into their hectic schedules. freneticThe frenetic pace of city life is exhausting. bustlingThey moved to the bustling city centre. too full of vehicles busyThe M4 is always busy. congestedTraffic is congested heading into and out of the city this morning. gridlockedChicago is one of the most gridlocked cities in America. backed upThere's an accident on the motorway and traffic is backed up for miles. bumper to bumperThe road is bumper to bumper as tourists flock up the coast. jammedTraffic is jammed up for miles. A2 In a busy period, you have a lot of things to do: 繁忙的;事情多的 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 alsoengaged) If a phone line is busy, someone is using it: （电话）占线的 I tried calling you but the line was busy.我试过给你打电话，可是电话占线。 The meeting will have to wait until tomorrow, because I'm too busy now.会议将不得不推迟到明天，因为我现在太忙了。 Davies is busy adapting Brinkworth's latest novel for television.戴维斯正忙着把布尔克沃斯的最新小说改编成电视剧。 She's busy knitting baby clothes.她忙着织婴儿衣服。 A bomb exploded at one of London's busiest railway stations this morning. I like to keep busy.我喜欢一直忙忙碌碌的。 Busy and active abustle be (as) busy as a beeidiom be all goidiom be at workidiom be back in harnessidiom boot frenetic frenetically gangbusters girlie swot hard-working peak plate rev run around run round run round in circlesidiom run round like a headless chickenidiom rush/run someone off their feetidiom spread You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Unavailable and inaccessible busyadjective (WITH PATTERNS)disapproving having too much decoration or too many colours: 繁琐的，杂乱的；使人眼花缭乱的 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。 Complexity advanced all-singing baroque baroquely be more to something than meets the eyeidiom finicky fractally high-tech indirectly insolubility onerousness ornate ornately over-elaborate over-fussy tortuously tortuousness twisty ultra-sophisticated wheels within wheelsidiom Related wordbusyness busy verb uk /ˈbɪz.i/ us /ˈbɪz.i/ busy yourself to make the time pass by doing something: 打发时间 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. She busied herself with checking emails. Synonym occupy Acting and acts (your) every moveidiom act act for someone act/do something on your own responsibilityidiom ADL agency ant beat er execution exercise in something exploit move put your money where your mouth isidiom responsibility role-play rot step stuff talk busy | American Dictionarybusy adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/ˈbɪz·i/ (of a person) actively involved in doing something or having a lot of things to do, or (of a time or place) when or where a lot of things are happening: a busy street the busy summer months I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had time to have any social life. Getting the house ready for her relatives kept her busy the whole day. If a telephone is busy, it is being used by someone else: Her line is still busy. busy verb[ T ] us/ˈbɪz·i/ to make the time pass by doing something: Aimee busied herself with a favorite book. busy | Business Englishbusy adjective uk /ˈbɪzi/us working hard, or giving your attention to a particular thing: too busy to do sthI have been far too busy to think about taking time off. busy with sth/sbAll our agents are currently busy with other customers. busy doing sthWhile we were busy planning our expansion, he was planning to take over the company. a busy man/woman/personI won't take up much of your time, because I know you're a busy woman. full of activity or people: a busy office/restaurant/street The shop is always busy on Saturdays. in a busy period, you have a lot of things to do: a busy week/day/morningIt’s been a busy week. COMMUNICATIONS (UK alsoengaged) if a telephone line is busy, someone is using it: I tried calling the office, but the line was busy. |
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