occupy

动词 occupy:

1. be present in; be inside of
   同义词：inhabit
2. keep busy with
   同义词：busy
3. live (in a certain place)
   同义词：reside, lodge in
4. occupy the whole of
   同义词：fill
5. be on the mind of
   同义词：concern, interest, worry
6. require (time or space)
   同义词：take, use up
7. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
   同义词：invade
8. engage or engross wholly
   同义词：absorb, engross, engage

1. 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。
2. How does he occupy himself now he's retired?
   他既已退休，那如何打发日子呢？
3. The striking office workers have occupied the whole building.
   罢工的办公室人员占据了整座建筑物。
4. Many problems occupied his mind.
   他脑子里装著许多问题。
5. Is that seat occupied?
   那个座位有人吗？
6. The enemy occupied the town.
   敌人占据了这个城镇。
7. Reading occupies most of my free time.
   阅读占去了我大部分的闲暇时间。

oc.cu.py

v.tr.（及物动词）
oc.cu.pied,oc.cu.py.ing,oc.cu.pies
To fill up (time or space):
占用：占用（时间或空间）：
例句：
a lecture that occupied three hours.
长达三个小时的讲座

To dwell or reside in.
居住：在…居住或长期居住
To hold or fill (an office or a position).
占有：占有或位居（办公室或职位）
To seize possession of and maintain control over by or as if by conquest.
占据：通过征服手段或相似手段获得并保持对其控制
To engage, employ, or busy (oneself):
忙于：从事、雇佣或（自己）忙于：
例句：
occupied himself with sculpting.
他自己忙于雕刻

来源：
Middle English occupien
中古英语 occupien
alteration of Old French occuper
古法语 occuper的变化
from Latin occup3re [to seize]
源自 拉丁语 occup3re [抓住]
ob- [intensive pref.] * see ob-
ob- [常见前缀] *参见 ob-
capere [to take] * see kap-
capere [拿] *参见 kap-

【引伸】
oc.cupi.er
n.（名词）