Tra từ busy - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

busy [busy busies busied busying busier busiest] adjective, verb BrE [ˈbɪzi] NAmE [ˈbɪzi]
adjective (busier, busi·est)

DOING STH
1. having a lot to do; perhaps not free to do sth else because you are working on sth
• Are you busy tonight?
• I'm afraid the doctor is busy at the moment. Can he call you back?
•I'll be too busy to come to the meeting.
•The principal is a very busy woman.
•She was always too busy to listen.
•a very busy life
•~ with sth/sb Kate's busy with her homework.
2. ~ (doing sth) spending a lot of time on sth
• James is busy practising for the school concert.
• Let's get busy with the clearing up.
•They were busy enjoying themselves at the party.

PLACE
3. full of people, activity, vehicles, etc
•a busy main road
• Victoria is one of London's busiest stations.

PERIOD OF TIME
4. full of work and activity
• Have you had a busy day?
• This is one of the busiest times of the year for the department.
•We had a busy weekend lined up.

TELEPHONE
5. (especially NAmE)being used
Syn: ↑engaged
• The line is busy— I'll try again later.
•the busy signal

PATTERN/DESIGN
6. too full of small details
• This wallpaper is too busy for the bedroom.

Word Origin:
Old English bisgian (verb), bisig (noun); related to Dutch bezig, of unknown origin.

Thesaurus:
busy adj.
1.
•The principal is a very busy man.
active • • hard-pressed • • occupied • • at work • • involved • |formal engaged •
busy/occupied/involved with sth
active/occupied/involved/engaged in sth
keep sb busy/active/occupied/involved
2.
•a busy airport
crowded • • full • • packed • • crammed • |approving lively • |approving, written bustling • • vibrant • |disapproving overcrowded • • congested •
busy/crowded/packed/crammed/bustling with people
a/an busy/crowded/lively/bustling/overcrowded place/town/market/bar
the place/town/market/bar is full/packed
3.
•a busy time of year
hectic • • full • • eventful •
Opp: quiet
a/an busy/hectic/full/eventful day/weekend/week/life
a/an busy/hectic/full programme/schedule/timetable
Busy, hectic or full? Busy is the most general of these words. Full often describes a period of time, especially sb's life, that is busy in a good way. Hectic usually describes a period of time or an activity that is too busy.

Collocations:
Phones
Making and receiving phone calls
the phone/telephone rings
answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone
lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver
dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code
call sb/talk (to sb)/speak (to sb) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office
make/get/receive a phone call
take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)
the line is (BrE) engaged/ (especially NAmE) busy
the phones have been (NAmE) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)
put sb through/get through to the person you want to speak to
put sb on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)
call from/use a landline
Mobile/cell phones
be/talk on a (both BrE) mobile phone/mobile/(especially NAmE) cell phone/(informal, especially NAmE) cell
use/answer/call (sb on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off
(BrE) top up your mobile (phone)
send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax
insert/remove/change a SIM card

Example Bank:
•I've got enough work to keep you busy.
•She needed to keep busy.
•She was busy with her make-up.
•Have you had a busy day?
•I'm afraid the doctor is busy at the moment. Can he call you back?
•Let's get busy with the clearing up.
•Victoria is one of London's busiest stations.
•We have to cross a busy main road to get to school.
Idioms: ↑as busy as a bee ▪ ↑keep yourself busy
Derived Word: ↑busily

verb (busies, busy·ing, busied, busied)
to fill your time doing an activity or a task
•~ yourself (with sth) She busied herself with the preparations for the party.
•~ yourself (in/with) doing sth While we talked, Bill busied himself fixing lunch.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English bisgian (verb), bisig (noun); related to Dutch bezig, of unknown origin.