及物動詞占領(lǐng); 使用，住在…; 使從事，使忙碌; 任職
及物動詞
1. The bathroom is occupied.
浴室有人在用。
2. The enemy soon occupied the town.
敵人很快占領(lǐng)了這個城鎮(zhèn)。
3. He occupied himself with various research projects.
他終日從事各種研究計劃。
4. He occupies an important position in the Ministry of Education.
他在教育部充任要職。
5. Reading occupies most of my free time.
閱讀占去了我空閑時間的大部分。
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1. 占據(jù)：進而被用來喻指發(fā)自內(nèi)心地追求某項事業(yè);OCCUPATION(職業(yè))指的則是規(guī)律性地,但如小和尚有口無心撞鐘般地從事某件事而已. 是故, 有一個職業(yè),僅僅是象模象樣地占據(jù)(occupy)了一席之地,至于是否有發(fā)自內(nèi)心的喜愛與敬畏則要另當別論了.
2. 占領(lǐng)：這樣一種使用武力進入它國領(lǐng)土的行動包含了進攻(attack),占領(lǐng)(occupy),破壞(damage)等意義,但這些意義卻與行動本身的道德色彩無關(guān). 它可以是正義的,也可以是非正義,不過,在中文里,正義的侵略是另一個詞--討伐.
1. 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.
e.g. There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the hospital...
共有40多位房客，他們?nèi)孔≡谶@家醫(yī)院的一個病區(qū)。
e.g. Land is, in most instances, purchased by those who occupy it.
在大多數(shù)情況下，土地都是由其使用者購得。
2. 占用，使用（房間、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.
occupy是什么意思
e.g. The hospital bed is no longer occupied by his wife...
他的妻子不在這張病床上了。
e.g. I saw three camp beds, two of which were occupied.
我看見了3張折疊床，其中兩張已有人占了。
3. 占領(lǐng)；占據(jù)；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.
e.g. U.S. forces now occupy a part of the country...
美國軍隊現(xiàn)在占領(lǐng)了該國的一部分。
e.g. Alexandretta had been occupied by the French in 1918 after the defeat of Turkey.
土耳其潰敗之后，亞歷山大勒塔在1918年被法國人占領(lǐng)。
4. 擔任（…職務(wù)）；居于（…地位）
If someone or something occupies a particular place in a system, process, or plan, they have that place.
occupy的意思
e.g. We occupy a quality position in the market place...
我們在市場上居于高端地位。
e.g. Men still occupy more positions of power than women.
擔任要職的男性仍然比女性多。
5. 使忙碌；使全神貫注
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.
occupy是什么意思
e.g. Her parliamentary career has occupied all of her time...
她整日忙于議會的工作。
e.g. He hurried to take the suitcases and occupy himself with packing the car...
他急匆匆地去拎手提箱，忙著往車里裝。
6. 使從事；使關(guān)注；使花費時間
If something occupies you, it requires your efforts, attention, or time.
occupy的解釋
e.g. I had other matters to occupy me, during the day at least...
至少白天我還有別的事情要做。
e.g. This challenge will occupy Europe for a generation or more.
這將是歐洲在未來二三十年或者更長的時間里所要面臨的挑戰(zhàn)。
7. 占（空間或面積）
If something occupies a particular area or place, it fills or covers it, or exists there.
occupy什么意思
e.g. Even quite small aircraft occupy a lot of space...
哪怕很小的飛機也要占很大的空間。
e.g. Bookshelves occupied most of the living room walls.
這些書架占了起居室的大部分墻面。
8. 占，耗費（時間）
If something such as a journey occupies a particular period of time, it takes that amount of time to complete.
e.g. She reached Karachi on Monday evening, the journey having occupied three days and nine hours.
她在星期一晚上抵達了卡拉奇，這段行程耗時3天9小時。