VERB
使全神贯注；使入神；占据…的思想
If something is preoccupying you, you are thinking about it a lot.
例句
Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community.
犯罪和对犯罪的恐惧一直困扰着这个社区。
...the particular issues, problems and theories that preoccupied him.
萦绕在他心头的那些议题、问题和理论