busy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bus·y1 /ˈbɪzi/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective (comparative busier, superlative busiest) 1 person 人BUSY/NOT AVAILABLE if you are busy, you are working hard and have a lot of things to do 忙碌的，忙的 She’s busy now – can you phone later? 她现在正忙，你稍后打来好吗？ a busy mother of four 一个忙忙碌碌、育有四个孩子的妈妈busy with Mr Haynes is busy with a customer at the moment. 海恩斯先生此时正忙着接待一位顾客。busy doing something Rachel’s busy studying for her exams. 蕾切尔正忙着备考。 There were lots of activities to keep the kids busy. 有很多活动可以让孩子们不闲着。n GrammarYou are busy with something: I’m very busy with work at the moment. ✗Don’t say: busy for something | busy on something 2 time 时间BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DO a busy period of time is full of work or other activities 繁忙的 December is the busiest time of year for shops. 十二月份是一年中商店最繁忙的时期。 a busy day 繁忙的一天 He took time out of his busy schedule to visit us. 他在百忙之中抽空来看望我们。3 place 地方BUSY PLACE a busy place is very full of people or vehicles and movement 热闹的，熙来攘往的 We live on a very busy road. 我们住在一条非常热闹的大街上。4 TCTtelephone 电话 especially American English if a telephone you are calling is busy, it makes a repeated sound to tell you that the person you are calling is talking on their telephone 〔电话〕占线的，被占用的 SYN British English engaged I called Sonya, but her line was busy. 我给索尼娅打过电话，但是占线。 I keep getting a busy signal. 我总是听到忙音。5. pattern 图案DETAIL a pattern or design that is busy is too full of small details – used to show disapproval 〔图案或设计〕繁杂的，复杂的〔含贬义〕 THESAURUSperson 人busy if you are busy, you have a lot of things you need to do 忙碌的Sorry I haven’t called you, but I’ve been really busy. 抱歉我没有打电话给你，我实在很忙。a busy housewife 忙碌的家庭主妇nAngela was becoming more and more unhappy, but her husband was too busy to notice.nNot now Stephen, I’m busy.nAlex is busy studying for his exams.rushed/run off your feet [not before noun] British English spoken very busy and in a hurry, because you have too many things to do 忙得脚不沾地We’ve been absolutely rushed off our feet getting ready for our son’s birthday party. 我们为准备儿子的生日派对忙得团团转。snowed under [not before noun] so busy that you can hardly deal with all the work you have to do 忙得顾此失彼I can’t stop for lunch today – I’m completely snowed under. 今天我没有时间吃午饭了，我实在是忙得不可开交。nWe’ve been snowed under with applications for the job.up to your ears/neck in something [not before noun] informal extremely busy because you have a lot of work to deal with 埋头忙于某事Teachers say they are up to their ears in paperwork and don’t have enough time for teaching. 教师们说他们忙于应付文书工作，都没有足够时间教学了。tied up [not before noun] busy in your job, so that you cannot do anything else 忙得腾不出手I’m sorry, but he’s tied up at the moment. Could you call back later? 很抱歉，他此刻忙得走不开，你能稍后再打来吗？nI can’t see you tomorrow: I’m tied up all day.have a lot to do especially spoken to have to do a lot of things, so that you need to hurry or work hard 有许多事要做Let’s get started – we have a lot to do. 我们开始吧，有许多事要做呢。have a lot on British English, have a lot going on American English spoken to be busy, especially because you have arranged to do a lot of things during a particular period 〔尤指某个时期〕有很多事等着要做I’ve got a lot on this weekend. 这周末我有很多事等着要做。nHe says he’ll try and see you as soon as possible, but he has a lot going on this afternoon.time 时间busy use this about times when you have a lot of things you need to do 忙碌的，繁忙的We have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow. 明天将是我们忙碌的一天。nJuly and August are our busiest times.hectic a hectic time or situation is extremely busy, so that you are always in a hurry and often feel excited or worried 繁忙的，忙乱的It was really hectic at work today. 今天上班真是又忙又乱。nThe band had a hectic recording schedule.the rush hour the time in the morning and evening when a lot of people are travelling to or from work 〔上下班的〕高峰时间The buses are so crowded during the rush hour you never get a seat. 高峰时间公共汽车上挤得很，从来都找不到座位。nIn most British cities the rush hour does not start until about 8 o’clock.
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busy• I called Mom again, but it was still busy.• Not now Stephen, I'm busy.• She tried to call Lisa, but the phone was busy.• In the words of one interviewee: You're just too busy.• Even though it was eight o'clock the market was still busy.• He's retired now, but his work for the youth club keeps him busy.• a busy airport• Paris nowadays is a busy and crowded metropolis.• Critics say the mayor is too busy campaigning to do his job properly.• I'm going to bed. We have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow.• a busy freeway• I decided I would urge her to take some time off, what with the busy holiday season looming ahead.• It's busy. I'll call again later.• She's very busy -- it's her daughter's wedding next week.• July is our busiest month, when all the tourists come.• She's a busy mother of four with a full time job.• I'm kind of busy now, can I call you back?• I've been trying to call the customer helpline, but all I'm getting is a busy signal.• Everyone else was busy, so I launched the small rubber dinghy and started rowing.• They were too busy taking money out.• Restaurant managers often employ temporary staff at busy times of the year.• Angela was becoming more and more unhappy, but her husband was too busy to notice.• Boots' progress was accompanied by a variety of stories as in often busy trading the shares gained 9p to 294p.• Its 77 buildings containing 430 apartments are laid out in drab-looking rows along busy Van Nuys Boulevard.• They pretty much run the place themselves, relying on occasional help only on busy weekends.• Richards came back and signalled clearly, but Tribe was busy with his gun again.keep ... busy• This feeling of exhaustion would pass, he said, if he kept busy.• Viewed that way, New Zealand has a lively industry that keeps actors busy.• We want to keep her busy and active.• There are lots of activities to keep you busy, and there are more than 35 pictures to print and color.• Not that he had much free time, for he kept himself as busy as ever in the district.• There is no doubt that she will be kept busy at her house in Elderslie with eight grand-children in her family.• She ate very little, she drank less, she kept very busy, but apparently to little effect.• He had enough to tell Edith to keep him busy till Christmas.busy schedule• David never missed a training session, seminar or meeting, he always managed to fit everything into his busy schedule.• They were both flying and had very busy schedules.• You can't fit me into your busy schedule.• Coincidentally, I had a very busy schedule as Foreign Secretary at that time.• I have a busy schedule for the next few days, so I may not be in touch.• He had to rely on the busy schedules of Brooks and his busy grad students.• They visit Twickenham on November 14 as part of a busy schedule that follows rugby reunification between the races.• Dennis had a very busy schedule with all of these commitments.busy road• For this reason, start by choosing a relatively quiet environment rather than a busy road.• He stepped on to the busy road and dragged badly injured Scott clear of the traffic.• My grandparents' village was a small place off the main road, away from busy roads and with no mains services.• Standard rooms overlook a busy road but those with sea view are quieter.• It's amazing how many schools that front busy roads have name boards but no notice boards.• You must also choose an area where there is little traffic, with no busy roads nearby.• The gates led right on to a busy road, there were some derelict public loos next door and a boating lake opposite.• Read in studio Finally, traffic on a busy road was brought to a standstill this afternoon ... by a train.busy signal• He thought I was home, but all he got was a busy signal.• Uh, block call is a busy signal.• But most people found only busy signals, as structural damage and call volume overwhelmed local phone systems.• The busy signal, he saw now, had not been arbitrary.• No busy signals, paper jams, or failed attempts.• Again, the Brapid busy signal that meant no connection.• All three dialed up without encountering any busy signals when tested Thursday morning.• Many of its 8 million members get busy signals when they try to connect.busy2 verb (busied, busying, busies) [transitive] busy yourself with something SPEND MONEYto use your time dealing with something 使自己忙于某事 He busied himself with answering letters. 他忙着回复信件。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
busy• However, she took Tom's advice and busied herself preparing for Anna's wedding day.• Two days before the opening Soo stayed in the shop and busied herself with white paint and a large board.• While Steve was busying himself John asked him about the bridge and the strange feeling in the cutting.• I was not prepared to contemplate such an inconvenient find, so I busied myself elsewhere.• So we busy ourselves about the house or go on holiday in much the same way as we do our jobs.From Longman Business Dictionarybusybus‧y /ˈbɪzi/ adjective1American English a telephone that is busy is being usedSYN BrE engaged2someone who is busy is working and is not availableMr Bullon is busy right now - can you phone back after lunch?busy withI’ve been busy with customers all morning3COMMERCEa busy period is full of workChristmas is one of Oxford Street’s busiest times of the year.Origin busy1 Old English bisigbus·y1 adjective →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1busy2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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bus‧y1 S1 W2 /ˈbɪzi/ 
adjective (comparative busier, superlative busiest)
She’s busy now – can you phone later?
a busy mother of four
busy with
Mr Haynes is busy with a customer at the moment.
busy doing something
Rachel’s busy studying for her exams.
There were lots of activities to keep the kids busy.
2. TIME a busy period of time is full of work or other activities:
December is the busiest time of year for shops.
a busy day
He took time out of his busy schedule to visit us.
3. PLACE a busy place is very full of people or vehicles and movement:
We live on a very busy road.
4. TELEPHONE especially American English if a telephone you are calling is busy, it makes a repeated sound to tell you that the person you are calling is talking on their telephone
SYN engaged British English:
I called Sonya, but her line was busy.
I keep getting a busy signal.
5. PATTERN a pattern or design that is busy is too full of small details – used to show disapproval
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▪busy if you are busy, you have a lot of things you need to do: Sorry I haven’t called you, but I’ve been really busy. | a busy housewife | Angela was becoming more and more unhappy, but her husband was too busy to notice. | Not now Stephen, I’m busy. | Alex is busy studying for his exams.
▪rushed/run off your feet [not before noun] especially British English spoken very busy and in a hurry, because you have too many things to do: We’ve been absolutely rushed off our feet getting ready for our son’s birthday party.
▪snowed under [not before noun] especially British English so busy that you can hardly deal with all the work you have to do: I can’t stop for lunch today – I’m completely snowed under. | We’ve been snowed under with applications for the job.
▪up to your ears/neck in something [not before noun] informal extremely busy because you have a lot of work to deal with: Teachers say they are up to their ears in paperwork and don’t have enough time for teaching.
▪tied up [not before noun] busy in your job, so that you cannot do anything else: I’m sorry, but he’s tied up at the moment. Could you call back later? | I can’t see you tomorrow: I’m tied up all day.
▪have a lot to do especially spoken to have to do a lot of things, so that you need to hurry or work hard: Let’s get started – we have a lot to do.
▪have a lot on British English, have a lot going on American English especially spoken to be busy, especially because you have arranged to do a lot of things during a particular period: I’ve got a lot on this weekend. | He says he’ll try and see you as soon as possible, but he has a lot going on this afternoon.
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▪busy use this about times when you have a lot of things you need to do: We have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow. | July and August are our busiest times.
▪hectic a hectic time or situation is extremely busy, so that you are always in a hurry and often feel excited or worried: It was really hectic at work today. | The band had a hectic recording schedule.
▪the rush hour the time in the morning and evening when a lot of people are travelling to or from work: The buses are so crowded during the rush hour you never get a seat. | In most British cities the rush hour does not start until about 8 o'clock.
busy2 verb (past tense and past participle busied, present participle busying, third person singular busies) [transitive]
busy yourself with something to use your time dealing with something:
He busied himself with answering letters.
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adjective (comparative busier, superlative busiest) Language: Old English
Origin: bisig
1. PERSON if you are busy, you are working hard and have a lot of things to do:Origin: bisig
busy with
busy doing something
2. TIME a busy period of time is full of work or other activities:
3. PLACE a busy place is very full of people or vehicles and movement:
4. TELEPHONE especially American English if a telephone you are calling is busy, it makes a repeated sound to tell you that the person you are calling is talking on their telephone
SYN engaged British English:
5. PATTERN a pattern or design that is busy is too full of small details – used to show disapproval
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verb (past tense and past participle busied, present participle busying, third person singular busies) [transitive]busy yourself with something to use your time dealing with something:
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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/wrong) number/an extension number/an area code拨打（电话）号码；拨错号码；拨打分机号码；拨打区号 call sb/talk (to sb)/speak (to sb) 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 phoneoff the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)摘下电话听筒 the line is ( BrE engaged/ ( especially
NAmE busy 占线 the phones have been ( NAmE ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)电话铃声不断 put sb 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 sb 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( mobile phone/mobile/both
BrE ( cell phone/especially
NAmE ( cellespecially
NAmE 用手机讲电话 use/answer/call (sb 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 手机开机／关机／响铃／没电关机 ( BrE top up your mobile (phone)给手机充值 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
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/wrong) number/an extension number/an area code拨打（电话）号码；拨错号码；拨打分机号码；拨打区号 call sb/talk (to sb)/speak (to sb) 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 phoneoff the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)摘下电话听筒 the line is ( BrE engaged/ ( especially
NAmE busy 占线 the phones have been ( NAmE ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)电话铃声不断 put sb 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 sb 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( mobile phone/mobile/both
BrE ( cell phone/especially
NAmE ( cellespecially
NAmE 用手机讲电话 use/answer/call (sb 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 手机开机／关机／响铃／没电关机 ( BrE top up your mobile (phone)给手机充值 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