busy
/ˈbɪzi/KK
bɪ·zi
變化形
busier
busiest
1.
忙碌的；沒空的
有許多事情要做，因而沒有多少空閒時間或無法立即處理其他事。
用法：說人「忙於做某事」可用 be busy with＋名詞，或 be busy＋動名詞。詢問對方是否有空時，常說 Are you busy?；若要說「我現在很忙」，可說 I’m busy right now.。
I am busy with my math homework, so I can call you after dinner.
我正忙著寫數學作業，所以晚餐後可以打電話給你。
My mom is busy making food for the New Year dinner.
我媽媽正忙著準備新年晚餐。
2.
熱鬧的；人車很多的
形容地方、道路、商店或場所中有很多人、車輛或活動。
用法：此義常放在名詞前，如 a busy street。busy 不一定表示「擁擠到無法通行」，而是強調活動頻繁或人車眾多。
This is a busy street. There are many cars.
這是一條繁忙的街道。有很多車子。
The night market is very busy on Saturday evenings.
夜市在星期六晚上非常忙碌。
3.
繁忙的；工作量大的
形容商店、公司、服務或某段時間有大量顧客、訂單或工作。
用法：可說 The restaurant is busy，表示餐廳顧客很多或工作人員很忙。若說 business is busy，通常指生意興隆、業務繁忙。
The cake shop is busy before Christmas because many people buy cakes.
聖誕節前，蛋糕店很忙，因為很多人買蛋糕。
Our school nurse has been busy all morning with students who caught colds.
校護整個上午都很忙，因為有不少感冒的學生來看診。
常見錯誤
I am busy to do my homework.
I am busy doing my homework.
She is busy in her homework.
She is busy with her homework.
The street has many cars, so it is very crowd.
The street has many cars, so it is very busy.
I have no time because I am very busyly.
I have no time because I am very busy.
相關字詞
學習提示
・busy 最常指「人很忙、沒空」，但也可形容地方「熱鬧」或商家「生意繁忙」。
・若是禮貌地問某人能否幫忙，除了 Are you busy?，也可說 Are you free?；後者更直接詢問對方有沒有空。
・be busy doing something 強調正在進行的活動；be busy with something 後面通常接名詞或名詞片語。