Occupy

['ɒkjʊpaɪ] or ['ɑkjupaɪ]

解釋/意思:

(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'.

科尔校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(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.

多琳校對

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Possess (for the time), keep, hold, have possession of.[2]. Cover, fill, take up.[3]. Employ, busy, engage.

黛博拉校對

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Hold, possess, employ, fill, busy,[See HOLD]

霍华德編輯

解釋/意思:

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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