English → Chinese
occupy
/BrE ˈɒkjʊpʌɪ 
, AmE ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ /
transitive verb
1 (inhabit, use) 居住 ‹house, flat›; 使用 ‹office›; 拥有 ‹premises›
2 (take, use) 占用 ‹room, chair›;
is this place occupied? 这位置有人吗？;
the toilet is occupied 厕所里有人
3 (hold) 担任 ‹position, post›
4 Military (take over) 占领 ‹country, town›;
occupied territory 被占领土
5 (take up) 占据 ‹space, room, time›;
the speeches/celebrations occupied the whole day 演讲／庆祝活动持续了一整天
6 (keep busy) 使…忙碌 ‹person›; 占据 ‹mind›; 吸引 ‹attention›;
to occupy oneself/sb with sth; 使自己／某人忙于做某事;
I kept the kids occupied by reading them a book 我靠给孩子们读书吸引他们的注意力