1 VERB 居住,使用(建筑物或某地) The people who occupy a building or a place are the people who live or work there. 居住,使用(建筑物或某地)
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There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the hospital. [VERB noun]
共有40多位房客,他们全部住在这家医院的一个病区。
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Land is, in most instances, purchased by those who occupy it. [VERB noun]
在大多数情况下,土地都是由其使用者购得。
2 V-PASSIVE 占用,使用(房间、座位等) If a room or something such as a seat is occupied, someone is using it, so that it is not available for anyone else. 占用,使用(房间、座位等)
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The hospital bed is no longer occupied by his wife. [be VERB-ed]
他的妻子不在这张病床上了。
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I saw three camp beds, two of which were occupied. [be VERB-ed]
我看见了3张折叠床,其中两张已有人占了。
3 VERB 占领;占据;侵占 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. 占领;占据;侵占
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U.S. forces now occupy a part of the country. [VERB noun]
美国军队现在占领了该国的一部分。
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Alexandretta had been occupied by the French in 1918 after the defeat of Turkey. [VERB noun]
土耳其溃败之后,亚历山大勒塔在1918年被法国人占领。
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...the occupied territories. [VERB-ed]
被侵占的领土
SYN invade, take over, capture, seize
4 VERB 担任(…职务);居于(…地位) If someone or something occupies a particular place in a system, process, or plan, they have that place. 担任(…职务);居于(…地位)
SYN hold, control, dominate, possess
5 VERB 使忙碌;使全神贯注 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. 使忙碌;使全神贯注 [Also VERB n + with]
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Her parliamentary career has occupied all of her time. [VERB noun]
她整日忙于议会的工作。
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He hurried to take the suitcases and occupy himself with packing the car. [VERB pronoun-reflexive + with]
他急匆匆地去拎手提箱,忙着往车里装。
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I would deserve to be pitied if I couldn't occupy myself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
如果我都不能让自己忙碌起来,那真是太可怜了。
SYN take up, consume, tie up, use up
6 VERB 使从事;使关注;使花费时间 If something occupies you, it requires your efforts, attention, or time. 使从事;使关注;使花费时间
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I had other matters to occupy me, during the day at least. [VERB noun]
至少白天我还有别的事情要做。
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This challenge will occupy Europe for a generation or more. [VERB noun]
这将是欧洲在未来二三十年或者更长的时间里所要面临的挑战。
SYN engage, interest, involve, employ
7 VERB 占(空间或面积) If something occupies a particular area or place, it fills or covers it, or exists there. 占(空间或面积)
8 VERB 占,耗费(时间) If something such as a journey occupies a particular period of time, it takes that amount of time to complete. 占,耗费(时间)
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She reached Karachi on Monday evening, the journey having occupied three days and nine hours. [VERB noun]
她在星期一晚上抵达了卡拉奇,这段行程耗时3天9小时。
Word Partnership | Use occupy with: |
N. | occupy a house, occupy land 1 occupy a place 1 3 4 7 occupy a position 3 4 occupy an area, forces occupy someplace, occupy space, troops occupy someplace 3 7 |
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