occupy

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。