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| /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/ |
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| 1 | if someone occupies a room , building , area of land , seat , bed , or other place during a period of time , they use it 占用；占有；居住 |
| The Smith family have occupied this farm for over a hundred years. 史密斯一家在这个农场住了100多年了。 |
| All the seats on the bus were occupied. 公共汽车上所有的位子都有人。 |
| | 1a | if something occupies a space or period of time , it is present in it or fills it 占（空间或一段时间） | | Warehouses occupied most of the site. 仓库占去了大部分的场地。 | | Commercial photography occupied much of his time. 商业摄影占去了他大量的时间。 | |
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| 2 | to be in control of a place that you have entered in a group using military force （用武力）占领，侵占 |
| The region was quickly occupied by foreign troops. 这个地区很快就被外国军队占领了。 |
| an occupying army/force 占领军 |
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| 3 | to have a particular job or position in an organization or system , especially an important one 承担；（尤指）担任（要职） |
| Members of the group occupy positions of power in the country. 这一集团的成员担任着国家的重要职务。 |
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| 4 | to keep someone busy at an activity 使忙碌 |
| I need some way to occupy the kids for an hour. 我得想个办法让孩子们忙上1个小时。 |
| keep sb occupied You keep him occupied down here while I check upstairs. 我在楼上检查时你让他在下面别闲着。 |
| be occupied with sth He’ s still fully occupied with writing his report. 他仍在全身心地忙着写报告。 |
| occupy yourself (with sth) You need to find something to occupy yourself with when you retire. 退休后你得找点事让自己忙碌起来。 |
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| 5 | formal if something occupies your mind , thoughts, or attention , or if it occupies you , you think about it a lot 使一直在想 |
| These thoughts occupied my mind, though I tried to sleep. 虽然我想方设法入睡，可脑子里老想着这些事情。 |
| The problem has been occupying me all week. 我整个星期都在想这个问题。 |
| be occupied with sth My mind’ s been too occupied with moving house to think about a holiday. 我的脑子里一直想着搬家的事，根本没空考虑休假。 |
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