occupies; occupied; occupying
occupies; occupied; occupying
Learner's definition of OCCUPY
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somewhat formal : to live in (a house, apartment, etc.)居住 -
They have occupied the apartment for three years.他们在这个公寓里住了三年
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She occupies the house that her grandfather built 50 years ago.她住在她祖父50年前建造的房子里。
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They own another house that they occupy only three months out of the year.他们另外还有一所房子，一年只住三个月。
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They occupy the room next to ours.他们住在我们隔壁的房间里。
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They occupy the room next to ours.
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a : to fill or be in (a place or space)占有，占据（空间） -
Someone was occupying [=sitting in] my place at the table.有人占用了我的餐桌位子。
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This region was once almost completely occupied by forests.这个地区曾经几乎全部为森林所覆盖。
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Their house occupies a beautiful spot next to the ocean.他们的房子在海边一个美丽的地方。
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sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 b : to fill or use (an amount of time)花费，占用（时间） -
Studying occupies nearly all of my time on the weekends. [=I spend nearly all of my time studying]学习几乎占用了我周末的全部时间。
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Much of our time is occupied by answering questions from our customers.我们大部分时间都用在了回答顾客提出的问题上。
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: to make (someone, someone's mind, etc.) busy使忙于 -
During the long train ride, they occupied [=busied] themselves with card games.在漫长的火车旅行中，他们就忙着玩纸牌。
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These questions have continued to occupy her mind.这些问题一直装在她脑子里。
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Reading occupied me for most of the summer. = I occupied myself with reading for most of the summer.这个夏季的大部分时间我都在读书。
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: to take and keep control of (a town, foreign country, etc.) by using military power（军事）占领，占据 5
somewhat formal : to have (a job or position)任职；位居