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occupied

UK/'ɒkjʊpaɪd/US
B1

Definitions

adj.

In use or taken; busy; under foreign military control

已占用的;忙碌的;被占领的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
occupi-against, toward
+
-edtake, seize, hold
=occupied

Past participle of occupy used as an adjective: an occupied seat, occupied territory, kept occupied. See occupy.

Root cap still carries 163 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    All the seats were occupied by the time we arrived.

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