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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
  3. 3. adjective [+schedule] [ time] [ day] 忙碌
  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 [ˈbɪzɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 忙碌的,繁忙
    At the moment I am just too busy for boyfriends.
    此刻,我只顾处理男朋友们的事情
  2. 2. adjective 杂乱的;过于繁杂
  3. 3. adjective 好管闲事
    Well you have been busy in everyone else's business.
    总是插手别人事情
  4. 4. adjective 事情(或活动多的热闹
    The hotel is at the end of the main shopping street in a busy part of the village.
    这座饭店位于村庄繁华街区主要购物街的一端
  5. 5. adjective 被占用的,在使用中的
    If you're phoning and the lines are busy, wait for a few minutes then try again.
    如果想打电话,但电话占线那么,就请等几分钟,稍后再拨。
    Her line is busy.
    她的电话正忙。
  6. 6. vt. (使)忙于
    Behind the desk a single clerk busied himself with paperwork.
    桌子后面,一名职员正在埋头处理文书工作

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

Examples

fearfully busy
非常忙
to give the appearance of being busy
假装忙碌
"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。”
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。
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。

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