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  • Conjugation : past  busied ; ing  busying ; more  busier ; most  busiest
  • Derivatives : n  busyness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

busy ['bɪzɪ]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] 忙的
  2. 2. adjective [+shop, street] 繁忙的
  3. 3. adjective [+schedule, time, day] 忙碌的
  4. 4. adjective [esp US] [电信] [+line] 占线的[英 = engaged]
  5. 5. vt. to busy oneself (with sth) 忙于做(某事)
    he's a very busy man
    他是个大忙人
    I'm busy
    我正忙着呢

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

busy [ 'bɪzɪ] [ 'bɪzɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 忙的，忙碌的，繁忙的；不闲的
    Get ready to be very busy in the months ahead.
    接下来几个月会很忙，你要做好准备。
    We would like to join you guys, but we are too busy.
    我们是很想加入你们，但我们太忙了。
  2. 2. adjective 活动多的
    The party machine has been very busy with the elections.
    该党派的核心人物最近正忙于竞选事宜。
  3. 3. adjective （电话）占线的
  4. 4. adjective 表示电话占线发出的信号
    the busy signal
    (电话)占线信号
  5. 5. adjective 爱管闲事的
  6. 6. adjective （图案等）复杂的，使人眼花缭乱的
  7. 7. vt. 使忙，忙于（常与反身代词连用）

Collins English-English Dictionary

busy ['bɪzɪ]
  1. 1. adj actively or fully engaged; occupied
  2. 2. adj crowded with or characterized by activity
    a busy day
  3. 3. adj [chiefly US and Canadian] (of a room, telephone line, etc) in use; engaged
  4. 4. adj overcrowded with detail
    a busy painting
  5. 5. adj meddlesome; inquisitive; prying
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to make or keep (someone, esp oneself) busy; occupy
  7. 7. vt. [Etymology] Old English bisig; related to Middle Dutch besich, perhaps to Latin festinare to hurry
See more results for busy in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

the busy signal
(电话)占线信号 → busy
fearfully busy
非常忙 → fearfully
to upset a busy schedule
打乱繁忙的日程 → upset
to give the appearance of being busy
假装忙碌 → appearance
Benson wants me to appear in his movie, but I told him I'm too busy to do it.
本森希望我出演他的电影，但我告诉他我太忙了演不了。 → appear
"Can you help me moving to my new place tomorrow?" "I'm afraid not, I'm really busy!"
“明天你能帮我搬家吗？”“恐怕不行，我真的太忙了。” → afraid
Get ready to be very busy in the months ahead.
接下来几个月会很忙，你要做好准备。 → busy
We would like to join you guys, but we are too busy.
我们是很想加入你们，但我们太忙了。 → are
If you are busy I can ask somebody else to help me.
你忙的话我就找别人帮我。 → ask
I'm busy now. I'll call you back as soon as I can.
我现在很忙，但会尽快给你回电。 → back
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