reoccupy
🇬🇧 UK/riː'ɒkjʊpaɪ/🇺🇸 US/.ri:'ɒkjupai/
B1
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-derivedCommon 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.