occupy

1. V-T The people who occupy a building or a place are the people who live or work there. 占用 (某建筑、某地)

There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the building. 有40多位房客，都住在該大樓的一翼。

2. V-T PASSIVE If a room or something such as a seat is occupied, someone is using it, so that it is not available for anyone else. 占用 (座位等)

The hospital bed is occupied by his wife. 那張病床由他妻子占用。

3. V-T 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. 占領(lǐng)

U.S. forces now occupy a part of the country. 美國(guó)軍隊(duì)現(xiàn)在占領(lǐng)著該國(guó)的一部分地區(qū)。

4. V-T If someone or something occupies a particular place in a system, process, or plan, they have that place. 占有 (某位置)

Many men still occupy more positions of power than women. 許多男性仍比女性占有更多的權(quán)力職位。

5. V-T 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. (某事物) 占據(jù) (某人); 使 (自己、自己的時(shí)間、自己的思維) 被 (某事物) 占據(jù)

Her career occupies all of her time. 她的事業(yè)占用了她所有的時(shí)間。

He occupied himself with packing the car. 他忙于裝那輛車。

6. occupiedADJ 占用的[v-link ADJ]

Keep the brain occupied. 不讓腦子閑下來。

7. V-T If something occupies you, it requires your efforts, attention, or time. (某事物) 占用 (某人)

I had other matters to occupy me, during the day at least. 我有別的事要做，至少白天要被占用。

8. V-T If something occupies a particular area or place, it fills or covers it, or exists there. (某事物) 占據(jù) (某區(qū)域、某地)

Even small aircraft occupy a lot of space. 即便小飛機(jī)也占很多空間。