to be the main thought in someone's mind , causing other things to be forgotten
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1. But at the moment he had other things to preoccupy him. 不过当时有另外的事情分了他的心。 2. An intelligent man considers the prospect of failure, but he doesn't preoccupy himself with pointless worry. 一个聪明的男人可以预见到失败,但他绝不会去无谓地担心。