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squat LIVEHskwBt, $skwB:tv [I]-tt- to live in an empty building or area of land without the permission of the owner擅自占用When he moved to Sydney, he had to squat because he had no money and nowhere to live.当他来悉尼时，他只能擅自占用空房因为他没有钱又没有地方住。They've been squatting in an apartment in the north of town for the past two years.他们过去两年来一直擅自占用着城北的一间公寓。Work on the new offices has come to a halt because homeless families are squatting on the site.建新办公室的工作只能停止，因为无家可归的家庭擅自占用了这地方。The government is planning to tighten up legislation against squatting.政府计划加强对擅自占用的立法。
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