表示“忙于做某事”,强调主语当前正投入、专注于某项具体活动。
主语:通常是人(也可引申为“机构、团队”等有行为能力的主体);
be动词:根据主语的人称/数及时态变化(am/is/are/was/were);
busy:形容词,表“忙碌的”;
doing sth.:现在分词短语,作形容词"busy"的补足语(补充说明“忙碌的具体内容”)。
be busy doing sth.:后接动作(强调“正在做的事”);
be busy with sth.:后接名词/代词(强调“忙于的对象”)。
两者可互换,例如:
I'm busy doing my homework. = I'm busy with my homework.(我在忙着做作业。)
适用于各种时态,只需调整"be"动词:
一般现在时:She is busy cooking dinner.(她正忙着做晚饭。)
一般过去时:They were busy preparing for the party yesterday.(他们昨天在忙着准备派对。)
现在进行时:We are being busy cleaning the house.(我们这会儿正忙着打扫房子。)(注:此处"being"强调“暂时的忙碌状态”,较少用,但语法正确。)
否定句:直接在"be"动词后加"not",例如:I am not busy working today.(我今天不忙工作。)
疑问句:将"be"动词提前,例如:Are you busy studying for the test?(你在忙着备考吗?)
❌ 不能说"be busy to do sth."!
"busy"后接动作时,只能用现在分词(doing),不能用不定式(to do)。
be engaged in doing sth.(正式,表“从事/忙于”);
be occupied with doing sth.(正式,表“专注于/忙于”);
have one's hands full (with doing sth.)(口语,表“忙得不可开交”)。
"be busy doing sth."是描述“正在忙于具体动作”的常用表达,结构简单、实用性强,记住“busy+doing”的固定搭配即可灵活使用~
例子再强化:
The teacher is busy grading papers.(老师在忙着批改试卷。)
We were busy planning our trip last week.(上周我们在忙着规划旅行。)
Are you busy helping your mom?(你在忙着帮你妈妈吗?)