busy with (something)

1. adjective Spending a lot of one's time focused or working on a particular task, goal, or project. I'm so busy with school right now that I haven't seen my friends in weeks.

2. verb To immerse oneself in a task or project. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "busy" and "with." Ever since my break-up with Ben, I've busied myself with work to keep from crying all day long.

3. verb To engage or occupy someone with a distraction, task, or project. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "busy" and "with." If you busy the baby with a toy, he'll stop crying in no time. My husband is off all week, so I'm busying him with repairs around the house.

busy oneself with someone or something

to occupy one's time by dealing with someone or something. Tony busied himself with helping Sam. Mrs. Wilson busied herself with little Jimmy.

busy someone with someone or something

to keep someone busy dealing with someone or something. You should busy the children with some activity. We will busy Randy with cleaning up the garage.

词组	busy with (something)
释义	busy with (something) busy with (something) 1. adjective Spending a lot of one's time focused or working on a particular task, goal, or project. I'm so busy with school right now that I haven't seen my friends in weeks. 2. verb To immerse oneself in a task or project. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "busy" and "with." Ever since my break-up with Ben, I've busied myself with work to keep from crying all day long. 3. verb To engage or occupy someone with a distraction, task, or project. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "busy" and "with." If you busy the baby with a toy, he'll stop crying in no time. My husband is off all week, so I'm busying him with repairs around the house. See also: busy Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. busy oneself with someone or something to occupy one's time by dealing with someone or something. Tony busied himself with helping Sam. Mrs. Wilson busied herself with little Jimmy. See also: busy busy someone with someone or something to keep someone busy dealing with someone or something. You should busy the children with some activity. We will busy Randy with cleaning up the garage. See also: busy McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: appropriate for bulletproof as (something) as the next man/woman/person as as the next man as good, well, etc. as the next person as the next person a little arsis preppie
随便看	run roughshod over (someone or something) run round in circles run scared run short run short of (something) run somebody ragged run somebody/something close run somebody/something into the ground run somebody/something to earth/ground run someone close run someone in run (someone or something) close run (someone or something) to earth run someone or something to earth raise (one's) sights raise one's sights raise (one's) spirits raise (one's) voice raise one's voice raiser raise sights raise (some/a few) eyebrows raise somebody's spirits raise some eyebrows raise (someone or something) from (some state)