busy
adjective
uk/ˈbɪz.i/us/ˈbɪz.i/busyadjective(DOING THINGS)
A2
If you are busy, you areworkinghard, or givingyourattentionto aparticularthing:
忙碌的；忙于…的；专注的Mum was busy in thekitchen.妈妈在厨房里忙着呢。
Thekidsare busywiththeirhomework.孩子们在忙着做家庭作业。
She's busywritingout theweddinginvitations.她在忙着写婚礼请柬。
I've got plenty ofjobstokeepyou busy.我有很多工作，够你忙活的。
He wastoobusytalkingtonoticeus 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 notfreeoravailableto do something:
Would you like to come over at theweekend, or are you busy?
I'm busy onTuesdaymorningbut we couldmeetin theafternoon.
A1
A busyplaceisfullofactivityorpeople:
（地方）热闹的，熙熙攘攘的a busyrestaurant繁忙的餐馆
Theirhouseis near a very busyroad.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 busyperiod, you have a lot of things to do:
繁忙的；事情多的I have a busyweekaheadof me.我未来的一周会很忙。
You've had a busyday.你忙了一天了。
(UKalsoengaged)
If aphonelineis busy, someone is using it:
（电话）占线的Itriedcallingyou but thelinewas busy.我试过给你打电话，可是电话占线。
- Themeetingwill have towaituntiltomorrow, because I'm too busy now.
- Davies is busyadaptingBrinkworth'slatestnovelfortelevision.
- She's busyknittingbabyclothes.
- Abombexplodedat one of London's busiestrailwaystationsthismorning.
- I like tokeepbusy.
Busy and active
- abustle
- arena
- be (as) busy as a beeidiom
- be all goidiom
- be at workidiom
- be back in harnessidiom
- boot
- frenetically
- gangbusters
- girlie swot
- hard-working
- harness
- plate
- rev
- run round in circlesidiom
- run round like a headless chickenidiom
- rush/runsomeoneofftheirfeetidiom
- scurry
- spread
- spreadyourselftoo thinidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Unavailable and inaccessible
busyadjective(WITH PATTERNS)
disapproving
having too muchdecorationor too manycolours:
繁琐的，杂乱的；使人眼花缭乱的Thejacketwas abittoo busy for mytastes- I'dprefersomethingplainer.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
- be more tosomethingthan meets the eyeidiom
- bleeding-edge
- delicacy
- high-tech
- indirectly
- insolubility
- intractability
- intricacy
- onerousness
- ornate
- ornately
- over-elaborate
- over-fussy
- tortuously
- tortuousness
- ultra-sophisticated
- wheels within wheelsidiom
busy
verb
uk/ˈbɪz.i/us/ˈbɪz.i/busyyourself
to make thetimepassby doing something:
打发时间Ibusiedmyself withtidyingup mydesk.我整理书桌来打发时间。
Ibusiedmyself in thekitchenandtriedhard not toworry.
Ibusiedmyself withvoluntaryworkand, intime,forgotthat I wasmiserable.
Annabusiedherself in thegardentilllunch.
Tomleftthe women totalkandbusiedhimselfarrangingthe children'stoys.
Mymotherbusiedherself withdinnerpreparationswhile myfatherandbrotherchatted.
Synonym
occupy
Acting and acts
- (your)every moveidiom
- -ation
- act/dosomethingonyourown responsibilityidiom
- activity
- ADL
- agency
- ant
- execution
- exploit
- fait accompli
- feel
- flingyourselfintosomething
- move
- role play
- rot
- step
- step up
- stop the rotidiom
- stuff
- talk