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occupy vt.占用；占领；从事；使忙碌；专心 (1) 那个座位有人吗？(2) 阅读占去了我大部分的闲暇时间。(3) 我们拥有这个农场并养着许多家禽。(4) 敌人占据了这个城镇。(5) 这些人在当地社会居于下等地位。(6) 那个组织的成员在该国从事着位高权重的工作。(7) 她的时间全部用在她的三个孩子身上了。(8) 她现在在专心致志地做家庭作业。 An army can invade another country and occupy its territory, and this use of the word reflects its original Latin meaning, which was "to seize." There are also less aggressive forms of occupation, as with the family of chipmunks who occupy your garden. If you are the mayor of your town, you occupy an important office. And if you're a fan of Andy Warhol, a series of Campbell's soup can paintings may occupy a prominent place on your walls.

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英 ['ɒkjupaɪ] 美 ['ɑːkjupaɪ] (1) Is that seat occupied?(2) Reading occupies most of my free time.(3) We occupy the farm and raise a lot of poultry.(4) The enemy occupied the town.(5) These people occupy an inferior position in local society.(6) Members of the group occupy positions of power in the country.(7) Her time is fully occupied with her three children.(8) She is now fully occupied with her homework. When you spend a lot of your free time reading tea leaves, you occupy yourself with that pastime, meaning it takes up your time and keeps you busy. 1[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the hospital...共有40多位房客，他们全部住在这家医院的一个病区。Land is, in most instances, purchased by those who occupy it.在大多数情况下，土地都是由其使用者购得。2[V-PASSIVE 被动动词]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.   [be V-ed]The hospital bed is no longer occupied by his wife...他的妻子不在这张病床上了。I saw three camp beds, two of which were occupied.我看见了3张折叠床，其中两张已有人占了。3[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]  [V-ed]U.S. forces now occupy a part of the country...美国军队现在占领了该国的一部分。Alexandretta had been occupied by the French in 1918 after the defeat of Turkey.土耳其溃败之后，亚历山大勒塔在1918年被法国人占领。...the occupied territories.被侵占的领土4[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]We occupy a quality position in the market place...我们在市场上居于高端地位。Men still occupy more positions of power than women.担任要职的男性仍然比女性多。5[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]  [V pron-refl with n]  [V pron-refl]  [Also V n with n]Her parliamentary career has occupied all of her time...她整日忙于议会的工作。He hurried to take the suitcases and occupy himself with packing the car...他急匆匆地去拎手提箱，忙着往车里装。I would deserve to be pitied if I couldn't occupy myself.如果我都不能让自己忙碌起来，那真是太可怜了。occupiedKeep the brain occupied...保持大脑全神贯注。I had forgotten all about it because I had been so occupied with other things.因为忙于其他事情，我把这件事忘得精光。6[VERB 动词]使从事；使关注；使花费时间 If something occupies you, it requires your efforts, attention, or time.   [V n]I had other matters to occupy me, during the day at least...至少白天我还有别的事情要做。This challenge will occupy Europe for a generation or more.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。7[VERB 动词]占（空间或面积） If something occupies a particular area or place, it fills or covers it, or exists there.   [V n]Even quite small aircraft occupy a lot of space...哪怕很小的飞机也要占很大的空间。Bookshelves occupied most of the living room walls.这些书架占了起居室的大部分墙面。8[VERB 动词]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.   [V n]She reached Karachi on Monday evening, the journey having occupied three days and nine hours.她在星期一晚上抵达了卡拉奇，这段行程耗时3天9小时。

英语单词	occupy
英美音标	英 ['ɒkjupaɪ] 美 ['ɑːkjupaɪ]
中文释义	vt.占用；占领；从事；使忙碌；专心
英语例句	(1) Is that seat occupied? (2) Reading occupies most of my free time. (3) We occupy the farm and raise a lot of poultry. (4) The enemy occupied the town. (5) These people occupy an inferior position in local society. (6) Members of the group occupy positions of power in the country. (7) Her time is fully occupied with her three children. (8) She is now fully occupied with her homework.
中文例句	(1) 那个座位有人吗？ (2) 阅读占去了我大部分的闲暇时间。 (3) 我们拥有这个农场并养着许多家禽。 (4) 敌人占据了这个城镇。 (5) 这些人在当地社会居于下等地位。 (6) 那个组织的成员在该国从事着位高权重的工作。 (7) 她的时间全部用在她的三个孩子身上了。 (8) 她现在在专心致志地做家庭作业。
vocabulary简明	When you spend a lot of your free time reading tea leaves, you occupy yourself with that pastime, meaning it takes up your time and keeps you busy.
vocabulary扩展	An army can invade another country and occupy its territory, and this use of the word reflects its original Latin meaning, which was "to seize." There are also less aggressive forms of occupation, as with the family of chipmunks who occupy your garden. If you are the mayor of your town, you occupy an important office. And if you're a fan of Andy Warhol, a series of Campbell's soup can paintings may occupy a prominent place on your walls.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the hospital... 共有40多位房客，他们全部住在这家医院的一个病区。 Land is, in most instances, purchased by those who occupy it. 在大多数情况下，土地都是由其使用者购得。 2 [V-PASSIVE 被动动词]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. [be V-ed] The hospital bed is no longer occupied by his wife... 他的妻子不在这张病床上了。 I saw three camp beds, two of which were occupied. 我看见了3张折叠床，其中两张已有人占了。 3 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] [V-ed] U.S. forces now occupy a part of the country... 美国军队现在占领了该国的一部分。 Alexandretta had been occupied by the French in 1918 after the defeat of Turkey. 土耳其溃败之后，亚历山大勒塔在1918年被法国人占领。 ...the occupied territories. 被侵占的领土 4 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] We occupy a quality position in the market place... 我们在市场上居于高端地位。 Men still occupy more positions of power than women. 担任要职的男性仍然比女性多。 5 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] [V pron-refl with n] [V pron-refl] [Also V n with n] Her parliamentary career has occupied all of her time... 她整日忙于议会的工作。 He hurried to take the suitcases and occupy himself with packing the car... 他急匆匆地去拎手提箱，忙着往车里装。 I would deserve to be pitied if I couldn't occupy myself. 如果我都不能让自己忙碌起来，那真是太可怜了。 occupied Keep the brain occupied... 保持大脑全神贯注。 I had forgotten all about it because I had been so occupied with other things. 因为忙于其他事情，我把这件事忘得精光。 6 [VERB 动词]使从事；使关注；使花费时间 If something occupies you, it requires your efforts, attention, or time. [V n] I had other matters to occupy me, during the day at least... 至少白天我还有别的事情要做。 This challenge will occupy Europe for a generation or more. 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。 7 [VERB 动词]占（空间或面积） If something occupies a particular area or place, it fills or covers it, or exists there. [V n] Even quite small aircraft occupy a lot of space... 哪怕很小的飞机也要占很大的空间。 Bookshelves occupied most of the living room walls. 这些书架占了起居室的大部分墙面。 8 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] She reached Karachi on Monday evening, the journey having occupied three days and nine hours. 她在星期一晚上抵达了卡拉奇，这段行程耗时3天9小时。

Occupy Occupied [V N Verb 动词 I People