adjective
1busier, busiest
- having a great deal to do忙碌的：
he had been too busy to enjoy himself
他太忙了, 没有时间玩乐
there was enough work to keep two people busy.
那些事够两个人忙的了。
1.1
- occupied with or concentrating on a particular activity or object of attention专注于…的, 忙于…的：
the team members are busy raising money
小组成员都忙于筹款
he was busy with preparations.
他忙于做准备工作。
1.2
- (of a place) full of activity（地方）充满活动的; 繁忙的; 热闹的。
1.3
- excessively detailed or decorated; fussy杂乱的; 装饰过分的：
the rugs have crisp, not busy, patterns.
地毯花样活泼而不繁乱。
1.4
- chiefly N. Amer. (of a telephone line) engaged〈主北美〉电话线占线的, 忙音的。
(-ies, -ied)with obj.(busy oneself)
- keep occupied忙于：
she busied herself with her new home.
她忙于布置新家。
(亦作bizzy)(pl. -ies)
- Brit. informal a police officer〈英, 非正式〉警官, 警察：
he was picked up by the busies for possession.
他因私藏毒品被警察抓走了。
派生词
busily
adverbbusyness
noun词源
Old English bisgian (verb)， bisig (noun); related to Dutch bezig, of unknown origin.