preoccupy

1. V-T If something is preoccupying you, you are thinking about it a lot. 佔(zhàn)據(jù) (某人的思緒)

Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community. 犯罪和對(duì)犯罪的恐懼佔(zhàn)據(jù)了這個(gè)社區(qū)的思緒。