vt.

1. 占领，占据
   The enemy soon occupied the town.

   敌人很快占领了这个城镇。

2. 占（时间，空间）；占用；住
   Reading occupies most of my free time.

   阅读占去了我空闲时间的大部分。

   The bathroom is occupied.

   浴室有人在用。

3. （常与oneself连用或作被动式）使忙碌，使从事[（+in/with）]
   This game will keep the children occupied.

   这个游戏让孩子有得忙了。

   She is occupied in writing a novel.

   她忙于写小说。

   He occupied himself with various research projects.

   他终日从事各种研究计划。

4. 担任（职务），居（某种地位）
   Mr. Oliver occupies an important position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

   奥利佛先生在外交部充任要职。

v.

1. reside or have one's place of business in.
2. fill or take up (a space or time).
3. hold (a position or job).
4. keep (someone) busy, active, or preoccupied.
5. take control of (a place) by military conquest or settlement.
   ▸enter and stay in (a building) without authority, especially as a form of protest.