occupied
柯林斯词典
1. V-T The people who occupy a building or a place are the people who live or work there. 佔用 (某建築、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. 佔用 (座位等)
The hospital bed is occupied by his wife. 那張病牀由他妻子佔用。
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. 佔領
U.S. forces now occupy a part of the country. 美國軍隊現在佔領著該國的一部分地區。
4. V-T If someone or something occupies a particular place in a system, process, or plan, they have that place. 佔有 (某位置)
Many men still occupy more positions of power than women. 許多男性仍比女性佔有更多的權力職位。
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) 佔據 (某人); 使 (自己、自己的時間、自己的思維) 被 (某事物) 佔據
Her career occupies all of her time. 她的事業佔用了她所有的時間。
He occupied himself with packing the car. 他忙於裝那輛車。
6. occupiedADJ 佔用的[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) 佔用 (某人)
I had other matters to occupy me, during the day at least. 我有別的事要做,至少白天要被佔用。
8. V-T If something occupies a particular area or place, it fills or covers it, or exists there. (某事物) 佔據 (某區域、某地)
Even small aircraft occupy a lot of space. 即便小飛機也佔很多空間。
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occupy /ˈɒkjʊˌpaɪ/ (occupying,occupied,occupies)
剑桥词典
- An occupied place is being controlled by an army or group of people that has moved into it.
有人居住的;被佔領的,被侵佔的
occupied territory 佔領區
She spent two years in occupied Paris (= Paris when it was under foreign control ) during the war . 戰爭期間她在淪陷的巴黎住了兩年。
being used by someone; with someone in it
使用中的,有人使用的
The bathroom at the back of the plane was occupied, so I waited . 飛機尾部的厠所有人使用,所以我等著。
busy or interested
忙於;感興趣的
At that time I was fully occupied taking care of my elderly mother . 那段時間我的時間都用來照顧我年邁的母親了。
All the new toys kept the kids occupied for hours . 這些新玩具讓孩子們興致勃勃地玩了好幾個小時。 返回 occupied