Occupy
[ 'ɑkjupaɪ ]
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vt. 占领;使用，住在…;使从事，使忙碌;任职;
💡 词根助记
oc再次+cupy抓→抓住地盘→占领 → 占领；使用
📝 例句
The Smiths occupy the house on the corner.
史密斯夫妇居住在拐角处那所房子。
Preparations would occupy at least an hour.
准备工作至少需要一个小时。
They said that women occupy the lowest positions in the teaching profession.
他们说在教师职业中妇女职位最低。
Today women are striving to occupy positions previously closed to them.
现今妇女正在努力争取以往不对她们开放的职位。
The guests did not seem to know how to occupy themselves.
客人们似乎不知道怎样消磨时间。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ occupy-占领,occur-发生:敌占领区发生了骇人的暴行
※ o-拼音“哦”,c-似“月亮”,cu-化学元素“铜”,py-拼音“朋友”:哦,月亮上的铜被朋友占有了
※ o-似“圆”,c-似“月亮”,cup-杯子,y-拼音“要”:圆圆的月亮上有一个神奇的杯子,我们只要占领了月亮,就能得到它
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
ob-在c前变为oc-
表示“在；使；向”
📖 牛津释义
occupy
v
(pt, pp -pied)
1 [Tn] live in or have possession of (a house, land, etc) 占用, 占有（房屋、 土地等）
They occupy the house next door. 他们住在隔壁.
The family have occupied the farm for many years. 这一家在农场已居住多年.
2 [Tn] take possession of and establish troops in (a country, position, etc) （军事）占领（国家、 阵地等）
The army occupied the enemy's capital. 军队占领了敌国首都.
3 [Tn] take up or fill (time, space, sb's mind, etc) 占据, 充满（时间、 空间、 某人的头脑等）
The speeches occupied three hours. 发言共占去三小时.
A bed occupied the corner of the room. 一张床占去了房间的一角.
Her time is fully occupied with her three children. 她的时间全部用在她的三个孩子身上了.
Many problems occupied his mind. 他脑子里装著许多问题.
4 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ oneself (in doing sth/with sth) fill one's time or keep oneself busy (doing sth/ with sth) 忙著（做某事物）; 忙（於某事物）
How does he occupy himself now he's retired? 他既已退休, 那如何打发日子呢?
The child occupied himself in playing his flute. 那孩子只顾著吹笛子.
5 [Tn] hold or fill (an official position) 担任（某职）; 居（某地位）
My sister occupies an important position in the Department of the Environment. 我姐姐在环境部担任要职.
6 [Tn] place oneself in (a building, etc) as a political or other demonstration （作政治等方面示威）占领, 占据（某建筑物等）
The terrorists have occupied the Embassy. 恐怖分子占领了大使馆.
The striking office workers have occupied the whole building. 罢工的办公室人员占据了整座建筑物.
🎯 考研助记
oc(=to)+cup(拿)+y:反复去拿- 占用 我球拍（谐音）：被 占领
🔁 扩展释义
*['ɒkjupai]vt. 占领, 占(时间、空间等), 住进, 担任, 使从事, 使全神贯注【法】 占领, 占据, 占有
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Your room number is 512. Here's your key.
房间号码是512。这是您的钥匙。
Are you pleased at the idea of going?
你乐意跟我去吗？
It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.
它的车身长30英尺，有一个2，500 马力的发动机。