occupied

adjective

/ˈɒkjupaɪd/

/ˈɑːkjupaɪd/

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[not before noun] being used by somebody使用中；有人使用（或居住）
- Only half of the rooms are occupied at the moment.目前只有半数的房间有人居住。
see also owner-occupied
Extra Examples
- The sofa was entirely occupied by two large cats.沙发整个儿被两只大猫占了。
- the most densely occupied areas of the country这个国家人口最密集的地区
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- densely
- entirely
- permanently
- …
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[not before noun] busy忙碌的
- The most important thing is to keep yourself occupied.最重要的就是别让自己闲着。
- We need something to keep the children occupied.我们需要找些事让孩子们别闲着。
- occupied doing something He's fully occupied looking after three small children.照顾三个小孩把他忙得不可开交。
- occupied in (doing) something You will be mainly occupied in checking sales records.你主要的工作是核对销售记录。
- occupied with (doing) something Only half her time is occupied with politics.她只用自己一半的时间从事政治活动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- keep somebody
- …
adverb
- fully
- happily
preposition
- in
- with
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(of a country, etc.国家等) controlled by people from another country, etc., using military force被占领的；被侵占的
- He spent his childhood in occupied Europe.他在被占领的欧洲度过了童年。
Topics War and conflictb2