A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past.
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n. 全神貫注，入神;當務之急;使人全神貫注的事物;偏見，成見;
?? pre 前綴,表示….前的,預先#詞根助記：pre+occup占有+ation→優先占有(注意力) →全神貫注
"She found his preoccupation with money irritating."
她對他一心只想著錢感到很厭煩。
近義：headache, anxiety, preoccupancy, solicitude, worriment, worry
反義：imperturbability, pax, peace, peacefulness, quiet, quietness
adj. 現在的;目前的;出席的;[語法學]現在時的;
n. 現在;禮物;瞄準;
?? pres前+ent名詞后綴 → 禮物，贈送物
"a belated birthday present"
遲來的生日禮物
近義：offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反義：implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
adj. 將來的，未來的;[語法學]將來時的;
n. 前途;[美國俚語]未婚妻;期貨;
?? futur- 【拉丁傳入法語】表示將來的某種狀態
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我們都為我們自己的將來而努力工作.
近義：next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反義：prior
n. 視覺, 視力, 觀看\\nconj. 鑒于
近義：percept, perceptibility, perception, awareness, sense, sensing
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
rearrange
['ri:?'reind?;?ri:?'reind?]
vt. 重新安排;重新布置;改變既定的（計劃等）;[化]（分子）重排;
"Can you rearrange things on the window or dialog to expand horizontally?"
是否可以重新安排窗口或對話框中的內容,在水平方向擴展一些?
近義：reassemble, reconfigure, relocate, reorder, reorganise, reorganize
反義：impair, jumble, mess, muss, overset, overturn