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occupying

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occupying 的音标为 /ˈɒkjupaɪɪŋ/(英式)或 /ˈɑːkjupaɪɪŋ/(美式),是动词 occupy 的现在分词形式,核心含义包括“占用、占领、从事、使忙碌”等,具体用法需结合语境判断。

一、主要含义及用法

占用(空间/位置)
指人或事物占据物理空间或位置,常见搭配为“occupy + 具体地点/物体”。

例句:There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the building.(有40多位房客,都住在该大楼的一翼。)

搭配:occupy a seat(占座位)、occupy space(占空间)、occupy a position(占据职位)

占用(时间/精力)
表示某事消耗人的时间、注意力或思维,常用结构为“occupy + 某人的时间/注意力”。

例句:Her career occupies all of her time.(她的事业占用了她所有的时间。)

搭配:occupy one's mind(占据思绪)、occupy one's attention(吸引注意力)

占领(领土/国家)
指军事或政治力量通过武力控制某地,带有较强的权力色彩。

例句:U.S. forces now occupy a part of the country.(美国军队现在占领着该国的一部分地区。)

搭配:occupy territory(占领领土)、occupying forces(占领军)

从事(工作/角色)
表示担任某职位或承担某种职责,强调在系统或结构中的定位。

例句:Many men still occupy more positions of power than women.(许多男性仍比女性占有更多的权力职位。)

搭配:occupy a post(任职)、occupy a role(承担角色)

使忙碌(被动用法)
用于“be occupied with/by”结构,表示“忙于某事”,主语通常是人。

例句:She is now fully occupied with her homework.(她现在正专心做家庭作业。)

搭配:be occupied in(从事于)、occupy oneself with(使自己忙于)

二、短语搭配

 

搭配 含义 例句
occupy a seat 占用座位 The hospital bed is occupied by his wife.(那张病床由他妻子占用。)
occupying forces 占领军 The occupying forces set up a puppet government.(占领军建立了一个傀儡政府。)
occupy oneself with 使自己忙于 He occupied himself with packing the car.(他忙于装那辆车。)
be occupied with 忙于…… Her time is fully occupied with her three children.(她的时间全部用在她的三个孩子身上了。)
occupy space 占据空间 Even small aircraft occupy a lot of space.(即便小飞机也占很多空间。)

 

三、例句

There were over 40 tenants, all occupying one wing of the building.(有40多位房客,都住在该大楼的一翼。)

Continuous bombing spearheaded the way to occupying the city.(持续不断的轰炸为占领这座城市开辟了道路。)

Many men still occupy more positions of power than women.(许多男性仍比女性占有更多的权力职位。)

He occupied himself with packing the car.(他忙于装那辆车。)

Keep the brain occupied.(不让脑子闲下来。)

I had other matters to occupy me, during the day at least.(我有别的事要做,至少白天要被占用。)

Even small aircraft occupy a lot of space.(即便小飞机也占很多空间。)

But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species' historic range.(但如今仅存的鸟类只有约22000只,约占该物种有史以来活动范围的16%。)

The territory was carved up by the occupying powers.(领土被侵占者瓜分。)

Members of the group occupy positions of power in the country.(那个组织的成员在该国担任要职。)

无论是描述物理空间的占用、时间的分配,还是政治军事的控制,occupying 都需根据具体语境选择含义。其被动结构“be occupied with”是日常表达“忙碌”的正式替代,而“occupying forces”等搭配则常见于历史或新闻语境中。你是否曾在阅读中遇到过难以区分“occupy”含义的句子?不妨结合上述用法再做分析。