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occupy

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈɒk.jə.paɪ]
  • 美式音标 [ˈɑː.kjə.paɪ]
  • 国际音标 ['ɔkjupai]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt.占用；占领；从事；使忙碌；专心

词源解说

  • 1340年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的occuper；最初源自古典拉丁语的occupare，意为占据，掌握，拥有，占用。

词根记忆

  • 占领(occupy)的现象发生(occur)了；oc + cupy(看作copy，复印)→复印一份据为己有→占有
  • 发生(occur)了大事，敌人占领(occupy)了该市
  • 发生(occur)大事了，敌人占领(occupy)了该市

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    occupied：已占用的；使用中的；无空闲的。
    occupational：职业的；占领的。
  • n性质的同根词
    occupancy：居住；占有；占用。
    occupant：居住者；占有者。
    occupier：居住人；占有者；占用者。
  • v性质的同根词
    occupied：占有（occupy的过去分词）。

用法辨析

    v. (动词)

  • occupy的基本意思是指时间、空间、地点方面的占有,引申可用于指某人占据某个职位或发挥某种作用。
  • occupy只用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。occupy常用于occupy oneself in/with v -ing句型中表示“从事于”“忙于”,可用于被动结构。

英汉例句

    用作动词 (v.)

    用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • He and his family occupy the house.
    他同他的全家住在这所房子里。

词组短语

    用作动词 (v.)

    ～+名词

  • occupy an apartment 住进住所
  • occupy sb 's time 占用某人的时间
  • occupy a country 占领一个国家
  • occupy the front row of seats 占据了前排位置
  • occupy an important place 发挥重要作用

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (FILL) to fill, exist in, or use a place or period of time
  • (TAKE CONTROL) (of an army or group of people) to move into and take control and/or possession of a place

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • The people who occupy a building or a place are the people who live or work there.
  • If a room or something such as a seat is occupied, someone is using it, so that it is not available for anyone else.
  • 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.
  • If someone or something occupies a particular place in a system, process, or plan, they have that place.
  • 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.
  • occupied
  • If something occupies you, it requires your efforts, attention, or time.
  • If something occupies a particular area or place, it fills or covers it, or exists there.

专业释义

    经济学

  • 占用

    It is bound to occupy some Farmland in this process . There is a major issue before us how to coordinate their balanced development .
    在城镇化过程中势必要占用一部分农用地,如何协调双方均衡发展,是摆在我们面前的一大课题。

  • 占领

    • 法学

  • 占有

    The vehicles occupy more social resources.
    机动车占有较多的社会资源,应担负更多的社会道义。

    文学

  • 占据
  • 居