preoccupies

Not surprisingly, the weather preoccupies the thoughts of New Englanders, especially in the country.

很自然地，天气总让新英格兰人，特别是乡村的人牵肠挂肚。

All of this has come to rest in a gorgeous but not gigantic house, in a room suffused with light that bounces off a grand piano that preoccupies the room and much of his free time.

所有这些都停在了一座美丽但不豪华的房子里，房中充满着灯光映照着上下波动的华丽的钢琴音以及他的自由的气息。

Despite a weak recovery in much of the world, the threat of rising prices preoccupies policymakers and the public.

在许多国家，复苏依旧疲软，但物价上涨的威胁已使决策者和公众如临大敌。

This is a question that preoccupies not only consumers but companies.

这个问题不但让消费者着迷，企业对此也是全神贯注。

Does this mean that China no longer preoccupies investors?

这是否意味着中国不再是投资者的关注重点了呢？

A family crisis "often preoccupies us so completely that we forget to think much about how our absence will affect the people around us at work," Frankel observes. "That's where the resentment from colleagues comes in."

弗兰克尔表示，家庭危机“通常会让我们耗尽心神，常常忘记考虑我们的缺席会对其他同事产生怎样的影响。这正是同事产生怨气的原因。”