Occupy
['ɒkjʊpaɪ] or ['ɑkjupaɪ]
解释:
(verb.) live (in a certain place); 'She resides in Princeton'; 'he occupies two rooms on the top floor'.
(verb.) occupy the whole of; 'The liquid fills the container'.
科尔校对--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
(v. t.) To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground.
(v. t.) To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
(v. t.) To do business in; to busy one's self with.
(v. t.) To use; to expend; to make use of.
(v. t.) To have sexual intercourse with.
(v. i.) To hold possession; to be an occupant.
(v. i.) To follow business; to traffic.
多琳校对
同义词及近义词:
v. a. [1]. Possess (for the time), keep, hold, have possession of.[2]. Cover, fill, take up.[3]. Employ, busy, engage.
黛博拉校对
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Hold, possess, employ, fill, busy,[See HOLD]
霍华德编辑
解释:
v.t. to take or hold possession of: to take up as room &c.: to fill as an office: to employ: (B.) to use: to trade with: (Shak.) to possess enjoy.—v.i. to hold possession: (B.) to trade:—pa.t. and pa.p. occ′ūpied.—ns. Occ′upancy the act of occupying or of taking or holding possession: possession: the time during which one occupies; Occ′upant one who takes or has possession.—v.t. Occ′upāte (Bacon) to hold: to possess:—pr.p. occ′ūpāting; pa.p. occ′ūpāted.—n. Occupā′tion the act of occupying or taking possession: possession: state of being employed or occupied: that which occupies or takes up one's attention: employment.—adj. Occupā′tive.—n. Occ′upier one who takes or holds possession of: an occupant: (B.) a trader.
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例句:
- The more diversified in habits and structure the descendants of our carnivorous animals become, the more places they will be enabled to occupy. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- You will get of these as many as you can house and protect to such point in the interior as you may be able to occupy. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- I occupy my own rooms, and have held scarcely any communication with them. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- It need not occupy you more than a few minutes. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Does the vision Moore has tracked occupy that chair? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- These mirrors are hinged at O O, and when swung outward rest by their external edges against the bar P, and then occupy the position shown by the dotted lines G′ G′. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
- The prisoners were allowed to occupy their old camps behind the intrenchments. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- After several severe skirmishes, in which the enemy was defeated, General Steele reached Camden, which he occupied about the middle of April. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- I occupied a position on shore from which I could see the advancing navy. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- A little population occupied its halls. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- Up to that time I had not occupied any place in the South where the citizens were at home in any great numbers. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- During these last days I have been occupied in examining my past conduct; nor do I find it blameable. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
- We again advanced, and occupied at the close of the battle substantially the ground held by the enemy at the beginning. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- The small mound I have mentioned a while ago was once occupied by the Phenician city of Laish. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Colonel O'Dowd, of the --th regiment, one of those occupying in Paris, warned Lieutenant Spooney of that corps. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- We were occupying ceased to afford comfortable quarters; and further orders not reaching us, we began to look about to remedy the hardship. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- The attack was made, the Mexican reserves behind the works beat a hasty retreat, and those occupying them surrendered. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Before we had taken three steps, the Count's quick eye discovered the lost mouse under the seat that we had been occupying. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- McPherson was hastening up to join Hovey, but was embarrassed by Hovey's trains occupying the roads. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- The fitting out of old Betty Higden was favourable to this, as keeping Bella engaged and interested, and as occupying the general attention. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- He found this barred, and the defeated Confederate cavalry, reorganized, occupying the opposite side. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- At the foot of this slant is the walled town of Gibraltar--or rather the town occupies part of the slant. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- When the gas holder is full it is buoyed up by the lighter gas, and occupies an elevated position, and as its supply is used up, the gas holder settles down into the water. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- It's something to be agreed with, on a subject that occupies so much of one's thoughts. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- It occupies a particular place in life; it serves its own end, which cannot be supplied by a substitute. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- A gentleman,' Mrs Wilfer answered, qualifying the low expression, 'undoubtedly occupies our first floor. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Mrs. Blinder is entirely let, and she herself occupies poor Gridley's room. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- If it is disturbed from this position, it will slowly swing back until it occupies its characteristic north and south position. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
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