preoccupation
n
1 [U]
(a) state of being preoccupied; absent-mindedness 占據思想; 心不在焉.
(b) ~ (with sth) state of constantly thinking or worrying about sth; obsession 全神貫注; 苦思苦想; 纏在心頭; 如癡如迷
She found his preoccupation with money irritating. 她發覺他心里只有錢, 感到很生氣.
2 [C] thing that a person thinks about all the time 心里總想著的事物; 耿耿於懷的事物
His main preoccupation at that time was getting enough to eat. 他那時盤算的是如何填飽肚子.
A pension is not usually one of the preoccupations of an eighteen year-old! 一個十八歲的人通常是不會老惦著養老金的!