Dreye權威釋義|preoccupy

vt.

使全神貫注；使入神
The question of whether life exists on other planets preoccupied the boy's mind.
那男孩心中老是想著其他星球上是否存在生命這一問題。
搶先佔據；搶先佔有
The seats have been preoccupied.
座位已給人家先佔了。

同義:

vt.使全神貫注，迷住

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

v.

(preoccupies, preoccupying, preoccupied)

dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.

C16: from pre- + occupy, suggested by L. praeoccupare ‘seize beforehand’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》