请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 occupy
释义 oc·cu·py
\ˈäkyəˌpī\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English occupien to take possession of, occupy, employ, modification of Middle French occuper, from Latin occupare, from ob- + -cupare (akin to Latin capere to seize) — more at heave
1. : to engage the attention or energies of : busy, employ
 < the deeper issues which have occupied modern thinkers — A.N.Whitehead >
 < had to be given extra work to occupy her — Jean Stafford >
 < was occupied in national service throughout that period — Current Biography >
2.
 a. : to fill up (a place or extent)
  < occupies an attractive site along the bay shore — American Guide Series: Michigan >
  < the center of the house was occupied by a magnificent mahogany staircase — R.M.Lovett >
 b. : to take up (a specified time)
  < they must have occupied tens of thousands of years — W.H.Dowdeswell >
  < a ten-day race meet occupies the last week of July and the first week of August — American Guide Series: Maryland >
3.
 a. : to take possession of by conquest : seize
  < the enemy troops, in a massive attack, quickly occupied the eastern half of the country >
 b. : to take up residence in : settle in
  < the area was discovered in 1820 and was occupied soon after by pastoralists — H.W.H.King >
 c. : to maintain possession or control of by military occupation
  < second-grade troops, useful mainly to occupy parts of the country that have already been pacified — Brian Crozier >
4.
 a. : to hold possession of
  < occupied a ridge from which they dominated the crossroads >
 b. : to fill and perform the functions of
  < occupy the newly created office of chancellor — Current Biography >
  < the woman occupied … a position very like that of the father in our society — Abram Kardiner >
5. : to reside in as an owner or tenant
 < occupies the house that his grandfather built fifty years ago >
 < occupies the apartment on a two-year lease >
6. archaic : use
 < bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied — Judg 16:11 (Authorized Version) >
7. obsolete : to have sexual intercourse with
8. archaic : to use in commerce : trade with : invest
 < occupy thy merchandise — Ezek 27:9 (Authorized Version) >
随便看

 

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/24 22:28:58