时间: 2025-04-26 19:23:52
美: ['ɑkjupaɪ]
英: ['ɒkjʊpaɪ]
vt. 占据，占领；居住；使忙碌
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 19:23:52
词源分析：该词源自拉丁语“occupare”，由“ob-”（在…之上/在…前）和“capere”（抓取、占有）组合而成。其字面意思为“抓取在前面”。
历史背景：该词首次出现在中世纪英语中，约在14世纪，常用于描述占领或使用某种空间的行为。
课本：该单词常出现在英语学*教材中，尤其是初中和高中阶段的教材，如《新概念英语》以及牛津英语教材（Oxford English Course）。在美国的教材中，如《English Language Arts》也会涉及。
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：在法律领域，“occupy”可能用于描述土地占有权（land occupation rights）；在科学领域，可能用于描述物理空间的占用。
The army will occupy the area until further notice.
（军队将在该地区驻扎，直到另行通知。）
She decided to occupy her time by reading a book.
（她决定通过阅读一本书来打发时间。）
The meeting room is occupied, so we need to find another place.
（会议室已被占用，所以我们需要找另一个地方。）
Many species occupy the same ecological niche.
（许多物种占据同样的生态位。）
The protesters occupied the square for several days.
（抗议者在广场上占据了几天。）
*. The new tenants will occupy the apartment starting next month.
（新租户将从下个月开始入住该公寓。）
As a leader, it's important to occupy a position of trust.
（作为领导者，占据信任的位置是重要的。）
The book occupied a special place in her heart.
（这本书在她心中占据了一个特殊的位置。）
He is too busy to occupy himself with trivial matters.
（他太忙了，无法去处理琐事。）
The city was occupied during the war, leading to significant changes.
（城市在战争期间被占领，导致了重大变化。）
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这些搭配常在日常交流、书面表达和正式文件中出现，帮助加深对“occupy”一词的理解和应用。
[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)
例：There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the building.有40多位房客，都住在该大楼的一翼。
[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)
例：The hospital bed is occupied by his wife.那张病床由他妻子占用。
[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. 占领
例：U.S. forces now occupy a part of the country.美国军队现在占领着该国的一部分地区。
[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)
例：Many men still occupy more positions of power than women.许多男性仍比女性占有更多的权力职位。
[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) 占据 (某人); 使 (自己、自己的时间、自己的思维) 被 (某事物) 占据
例：Her career occupies all of her time.她的事业占用了她所有的时间。
例：He occupied himself with packing the car.他忙于装那辆车。
[[v-link ADJ]] occupied 占用的
例：Keep the brain occupied.不让脑子闲下来。
[V-T] If something occupies you, it requires your efforts, attention, or time. (某事物) 占用 (某人)
例：I had other matters to occupy me, during the day at least.我有别的事要做，至少白天要被占用。
[V-T] If something occupies a particular area or place, it fills or covers it, or exists there. (某事物) 占据 (某区域、某地)
例：Even small aircraft occupy a lot of space.即便小飞机也占很多空间。