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having a lot to do; perhaps not free to do something else because you are working on something 忙碌的；无暇的 Are you busy tonight? 你今晚忙吗？ I'm afraid the doctor is busy at the moment. Can he call you back? 恐怕医生现在没空。让他给你回话行吗？ The principal is a very busy woman. 校长她可是个大忙人。 I'll be too busy to come to the meeting. 我会很忙，不能到会。 She was always too busy to listen. 她总是很忙，无暇听我说话。 I've got enough work to keep you busy. 我有足够的工作让你一直有事干。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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giving all your attention and effort to a particular activity 忙于（做某事） - busy doing something
James is busy practising for the school concert. 詹姆斯正忙着为学校音乐会排练。 They were busy enjoying themselves at the party. 他们正忙着在晚会上玩得开心。 - busy with something/somebody
Kate's busy with her homework. 凯特正忙着做家庭作业。 Let's get busy with the clearing up. 我们开始清理吧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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full of work and activity 工作忙的；充满活动的 Have you had a busy day? 你今天忙了一天吗？ I have a very busy schedule. 我的日程很紧。 This is one of the busiest times of the year for the department. 这是部门里一年中最忙的时间。 We've got a busy week ahead of us. 我们将迎来忙碌的一周。 We had a busy weekend lined up. 我们安排了一个忙碌的周末。 a very busy life 繁忙的生活 Things are getting really busy now. 现在事情越来越忙了。
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full of people, activity, vehicles, etc. 人来车往的；熙熙攘攘的 - (especially North American English)
being used 正被占用的；占线的 Collocations PhonesPhones 电话 Making and receiving phone calls 打／接电话 - the phone/telephone rings
电话铃响了 - answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone
接／挂电话 - lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver
拿起／拿着／放回听筒 - dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code
- call somebody/talk (to somebody)/speak (to somebody) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office
给某人打电话；从家里／工作地点／办公室给某人打电话 - make/get/receive a phone call
打／接电话 - take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)
摘下电话听筒 - the line is (British English) engaged/ (especially North American English) busy
- the phones have been (North American English) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)
- put somebody through/get through to the person you want to speak to
给某人接通另一人的电话；打通电话 - put somebody on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)
让某人不要挂上电话（以便等想找的人接电话） - call from/use a landline
用座机打电话
Mobile/cell phones 手机 - be/talk on a (both British English) mobile phone/mobile/(especially North American English) cell phone/(informal, especially North American English) cell
用手机讲电话 - use/answer/call (somebody on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
使用／接听／拨打某人的手机；用手机接收信息 - switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
开启／关闭手机 - charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
给手机充电 - a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off
- (British English) top up your mobile/cell (phone)
- send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax
发送／接收信息／短信／传真 - insert/remove/change a SIM card
插入／取出／更换 SIM 卡
- the phone/telephone rings
too full of small details 杂乱的；纷繁的；令人眼花缭乱的 This wallpaper is too busy for the bedroom. 这壁纸的图案太乱，不适合用于卧室。
doing something做事情
period of time一段时间
place地方
phone line
pattern/design图案；图样
Word OriginOld English bisgian (verb), bisig (noun); related to Dutch bezig, of unknown origin.
Idioms
as busy as a bee
very busy 忙得不可开交 More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
keep (yourself) busy