occupy

英 [ˈɒkjupaɪ]

美 [ˈɑːkjupaɪ]

v.居住；占用；使（大脑；思绪）老想着；军事占领；占据；居；拥有；使忙碌；非法强占

英文释义：

1. occupy something to fill or use a space, an area or an amount of time

2. occupy something (formal) to live or work in a room, house or building

3. occupy something to enter a place in a large group and take control of it, especially by military force

4. to fill your time or keep you busy doing something

5. occupy something to have an official job or position

举个例子[微笑]：

1.Any individual in any situation occupies a role in relation to other people. 任何个体，无论处于何种环境下，都扮演着与他人相关联的某种角色。

2.This task is urgent and I’m afraid it will have to occupy some of your leisure time.

这项任务很紧，恐怕得侵占你的一些空闲时间。

3.Biodiversity is the diversity of genes, species and eco-systems that occupy the earth.

她表示：“生物多样性是地球上基因、物种和生态系统的多样性。

常用搭配:

1.occupy space

占用空间

2.occupy position

占领位置

3.occupy area

占领地区

4.occupy floor

占地

5.occupy place

占领的地方；占位