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| /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃn/ |
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| 1 | C/U a job . This word is used especially on forms and in formal writing 职业，工作（该词尤用于表格或正式书面语中） |
| Please give your name, address, and occupation. 请给出你的姓名、地址和职业。 |
| Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations (=physical jobs) . 接受采访的人中大约一半从事体力劳动。 |
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| 2 | C something that you do in your free time 消遣；业余活动 |
| Walking is now Dad’ s favourite occupation. 散步如今成了父亲最喜爱的消遣。 |
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| 3 | U the act of living or staying in a building , room , or other place （房屋等的）占有，占用，居住 |
| The new homes will be ready for occupation in August. 这些新房子8月份就可以入住了。 |
| The room showed signs of human occupation. 这屋子显出有人居住的迹象。 |
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| 4 | U the action of going into a place and taking control away from the people or government there 占领；占据 |
| +of the Roman occupation of Britain 罗马人对不列颠的占领 |
| +under living under the threat of occupation 生活在被占领的威胁之下 |
| The protesters voted to continue their occupation of the building. 抗议者投票决定继续占领这座建筑物。 |
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