/ˈɒkjupaɪ ||; ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/verb [T] (
present participle occupying third person singular present occupies;past tense past participle occupied)
1 to fill a space or period of time 占用（空间或时间）: The large table occupied most of the room. 这张大桌子占去了房间的大部份空间。 [SYN] take up 同义词为take up
2 (formal 正式) to live in or use a house, piece of land, etc 居住，占用（房子、土地等）
3 to take control of a building, country, etc by force 占领，占据（建筑物、国家等）
4 occupy sb/yourself to keep sb/yourself busy 使（某人或自己）忙碌