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reoccupy

🇬🇧 UK/riː'ɒkjʊpaɪ/🇺🇸 US/.ri:'ɒkjupai/
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Definitions

v.

To take possession of or move back into a place again.

再占领;重新入驻;收复

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
reagain, back
+
occagainst, toward
+
uptake, seize, occupy
+
ycharacterized by
=reoccupy

Common Collocations

  • 1.reoccupy a building重新占领建筑
  • 2.reoccupy territory收复领土
  • 3.[reoccupy a position]重新占据阵地
  • 4.forces reoccupy部队收复

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Government troops moved in to reoccupy the city after the rebels retreated.

  • 2.

    The family planned to reoccupy their home once the flood damage was repaired.

  • 3.

    Protesters threatened to reoccupy the square if their demands were not met.

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