读音

/ˈɑːkəˌpaɪ/

释义

• 动词:
  1. 占领；占据。例如: “The army occupied the city after a long siege."（军队在长期围城后占领了这座城市。）
  2. 使用；占用。例如: “She occupies herself with painting in her free time."（她在空闲时间忙于绘画。）
  3. 领有；居住。例如: “They occupy a large house in the suburbs."（他们在郊区住着一幢大房子。）

短语

• “occupy oneself (with sth)” 意思是忙于做某事。例如: “He occupies himself with reading books when he’s bored.”
• “occupy a position” 指担任某个职位。例如: “She occupies a senior position in the company.”

例句

• “The protesters occupied the square to demand their rights."（抗议者占据了广场以要求他们的权利。）
• “The room is too small to occupy comfortably."（这个房间太小，住起来不舒适。）
• “They have occupied the same house for 20 years."（他们已经在同一所房子里住了20年。）

同义词

• take over
• seize
• hold
• possess
• inhabit