| 释义 |
oc·cu·py /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 占(空间、时间等)；占用，占有
My books occupy a lot of space. 我的书占了很多地方。
The toilet is occupied. 厕所有人在用。
Is this seat occupied? 这座位有人吗?
His lecture occupied three hours. 他的讲演占了3小时。
We must see that our spare time is profitably occupied. 我们一定要有益地利用业余时间。
2. 使忙碌；使从事；使(头脑等)全神贯注
His work occupies him for the whole day. 工作使他忙了一整天。
She was too busily occupied to go to the show. 她太忙了，不能去看演出。
The newcomers were occupied in writing letters home. 新来的人忙于给家里写信。
The people of that country are mainly occupied with agriculture. 那个国家的人民主要从事农业。
Many cares and anxieties occupied his mind. 他满腹心事，忧虑重重。
But his thoughts were occupied elsewhere. 可是他关心的是另外一些事。
Sports often occupy a boy's attention. 男孩常常热中于体育运动。
3. 占领，侵占；(作为示威形式)占据
the enemy-occupied areas 敌占区
The plan was to occupy Zagreb. 计划是攻占萨格勒布。
The students occupied the Administration Block. 学生占领了行政大楼。
4. 担任(职务)；居(某种地位)
He occupied an important position in the Government. 他在政府中担任要职。
She occupies a unique place in American literature. 她在美国文学中占有独特的地位。
5. 住(房子等)
The manager and his family occupied a five-roomed house. 经理和他的家人住在一栋5室的房子里。
Houses occupied by the aged must be centrally heated. 老年人居住的房子必须有集中供暖设备。
6. 〈古〉使用
new ropes that were never occupied 从来也没有用过的新绳子
7. 〈废〉用…做交易；投资(若干数目)
❷ vi.
1. 占有；占领
2. 〈废〉做交易；交换
[<OFr occuper<L occupāre to seize hold of<OC-: onto + capere to grasp, take] |