occupy
柯林斯词典
1. V-T The people who occupy a building or a place are the people who live or work there. 佔用 (某建築、某地)
There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the building. 有40多位房客,都住在該大樓的一翼。
2. V-T PASSIVE If a room or something such as a seat is occupied, someone is using it, so that it is not available for anyone else. 佔用 (座位等)
The hospital bed is occupied by his wife. 那張病牀由他妻子佔用。
3. V-T If a group of people or an army occupies a place or country, they move into it, using force in order to gain control of it. 佔領
U.S. forces now occupy a part of the country. 美國軍隊現在佔領著該國的一部分地區。
4. V-T If someone or something occupies a particular place in a system, process, or plan, they have that place. 佔有 (某位置)
Many men still occupy more positions of power than women. 許多男性仍比女性佔有更多的權力職位。
5. V-T If something occupies you, or if you occupy yourself, your time, or your mind with it, you are busy doing that thing or thinking about it. (某事物) 佔據 (某人); 使 (自己、自己的時間、自己的思維) 被 (某事物) 佔據
Her career occupies all of her time. 她的事業佔用了她所有的時間。
He occupied himself with packing the car. 他忙於裝那輛車。
6. occupiedADJ 佔用的[v-link ADJ]
Keep the brain occupied. 不讓腦子閑下來。
7. V-T If something occupies you, it requires your efforts, attention, or time. (某事物) 佔用 (某人)
I had other matters to occupy me, during the day at least. 我有別的事要做,至少白天要被佔用。
8. V-T If something occupies a particular area or place, it fills or covers it, or exists there. (某事物) 佔據 (某區域、某地)
Even small aircraft occupy a lot of space. 即便小飛機也佔很多空間。
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occupy /ˈɒkjʊˌpaɪ/ (occupying,occupied,occupies)
剑桥词典
- The programme will occupy that half-hour slot before the nine o'clock news .
- All physical objects occupy space .
- Historically, issues of this kind have not occupied the foreground of political debate .
- He occupies a prominent position in the rogues ' gallery of the financial world .
- The house occupies a commanding position at the top of the valley .
occupy verb [T] (FILL)
to fill , exist in, or use a place or period of time佔有,佔用,佔據(空間或時間)
The rest of the time was occupied with writing a report . 賸下的時間用來寫了份報告。
The house hasn't been occupied (= lived in) by anyone for a few months . 這幢房子已經有幾個月沒人住了。
formal A large picture of the battle of Waterloo occupied the space above the fireplace . 一幅描繪滑鉄盧戰役的巨幅畫作佔據了壁爐上方的空間。
to keep someone busy or interested
使(某人)忙於;使(某人)感興趣
On long journeys I occupy myself with solving maths puzzles . 長途旅行時,我用解數學難題來打發時間。
例句
occupy verb [T] (TAKE CONTROL)
(of an army or group of people ) to move into and take control and/or possession of a place(軍隊或一夥人)佔領,佔據
Troops quickly occupied the city . 軍隊很快佔領了城市。
Protesting students occupied the university office for two weeks . 抗議的學生佔領大學辦公樓達兩個星期。
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