vt.占用；占領(lǐng)；從事；使忙碌；專(zhuān)心

Is that seat occupied? 那個(gè)座位有人嗎？

Reading occupies most of my free time. 閱讀占去了我大部分的閑暇時(shí)間。

We occupy the farm and raise a lot of poultry. 我們擁有這個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)并養(yǎng)著許多家禽。

The enemy occupied the town. 敵人占據(jù)了這個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)。

Our army won the battle and occupied the upland. 我軍在戰(zhàn)斗中取得勝利并成功地占領(lǐng)了那片小高地。

These people occupy an inferior position in local society. 這些人在當(dāng)?shù)厣鐣?huì)居于下等地位。

Members of the group occupy positions of power in the country. 那個(gè)組織的成員在該國(guó)從事著位高權(quán)重的工作。

Her time is fully occupied with her three children. 她的時(shí)間全部用在她的三個(gè)孩子身上了。

She is now fully occupied with her homework. 她現(xiàn)在在專(zhuān)心致志地做家庭作業(yè)。

occupy的基本意思是指時(shí)間、空間、地點(diǎn)方面的占有,引申可用于指某人占據(jù)某個(gè)職位或發(fā)揮某種作用。

occupy只用作及物動(dòng)詞,接名詞或代詞作賓語(yǔ)。occupy常用于occupy oneself in/with v -ing句型中表示“從事于”“忙于”,可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。