| 词汇 | occupy |
| 释义 | occupy 1 ENTRIES FOUND: occupy (verb) occupy /ˈɑːkjəˌpaɪ/ verb occupies; occupied; occupying occupy /ˈɑːkjəˌpaɪ/ verb occupies; occupied; occupying Learner's definition of OCCUPY [+ object] 1 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 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。 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。 They occupy the room next to ours.他们住在我们隔壁的房间里。 They occupy the room next to ours. 2 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。 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。 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。 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 That family trip occupies [=has] a special place in my memory.那次家庭旅行在我的记忆中占有着特殊的位置。 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。 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。 3 : 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。 These questions have continued to occupy her mind.这些问题一直装在她脑子里。 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。 4 : to take and keep control of (a town, foreign country, etc.) by using military power（军事）占领，占据 Enemy troops occupied the town.敌军占领了这个镇子。 The army is occupying half of the country.那支军队占领了国家的半壁江山。 5 somewhat formal : to have (a job or position)任职；位居 She now occupies the highest position in the country's government.她现在在这个国家政府中坐头把交椅。 occupying a position of power身居要职 |
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