busy

意味: 忙しくする

例文: Momo kept busy by rearranging snacks hourly.
　　  モモは毎時おやつを並び替えて忙しくしていた。

定義: 忙しい状態で

コロケーション:

busyは20,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Verb: keep busy with
Adjective: actively or fully engaged or occupied
Adjective: overcrowded or cluttered with detail
Adjective: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Adjective: crowded with or characterized by much activity
Adjective: (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged’ is a British term for a busy telephone line)

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb, Adjective

Examples(例文)

Verb: She busies herself with her butterfly collection
Adjective: busy with her work
Adjective: a busy man
Adjective: too busy to eat lunch
Adjective: a busy painting
Adjective: a fussy design
Adjective: an interfering old woman
Adjective: bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
Adjective: busy about other people’s business
Adjective: a very busy week
Adjective: a busy life
Adjective: a busy street
Adjective: a busy seaport
Adjective: her line is busy
Adjective: receptionists’ telephones are always engaged
Adjective: the lavatory is in use
Adjective: kept getting a busy signal

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): busy, busybodied, engaged, fussy, in use, interfering, meddlesome, meddling, occupy, officious

Antonyms(反意語): idle

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): work

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): assist, beaver, boondoggle, busy, carpenter, clerk, collaborate, electioneer, intern, minister, page, plug away, pull one’s weight, putter, serve, skimp, skipper, specialize, volunteer, wait, whore, work, work at, work through

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): dabble, potter

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: busyness, fussiness, meddlesomeness, occupation, officiousness

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

comparative-er

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): y

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検5級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1

Movies(映画): Frozen, Zootopia

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: