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occupy

🇬🇧 UK/'ɒkjʊpaɪ/🇺🇸 US/'ɒkjupai/
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

v.

To take up space or time; to live or work in a place; to seize and take control of a place

占据,占用;居住;占领;使忙碌

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ocagainst, toward
+
cuptake, seize, hold
+
ycharacterized by
=occupy

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company occupies the entire top floor of the building.

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