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Change log entry 38099
Processed by: ycandau (2011-11-04 18:40:49 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 36248 - submitted by 'creamyhorror' >>
From Google:

爷爷昨天下午4点去世了,我工作在身回不去! (to be occupied with work)
孙燕姿几年来足迹遍布五大洲,大部分行程都是因为工作在身 (to have work to do)
只有58%的美国人现在有工作在身。 (to have a job)
有合同在身NBA球员 (NBA players with a contract)
如果正在出售的CONDO有诉讼在身,我能否购买? (to be the subject of a lawsuit)
7起未决诉讼在身保隆汽车内外交困 (7 unsettled lawsuits against the company)

Editor: it may be argued that this is not a verb. But it's difficult to write a def then.
mostly appears as "有...在身"; an idiomatic use which deserves some kind of reference in the dict.
Diff:
+ 在身 在身 [zai4 shen1] /to possess/to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)/
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