1. vt.居住，拥有　 live or be in possession of a house, farm, etc.
2. vt.占据；担任　 take and keep possession of towns, countries, etc. in war; hold the post of
3. vt.使从事　 cause to engage in

　～ an apartment　住进住所
　～ sb's attention　引起某人的注意
　～ a country　占领一个国家
　～ the front row of seats　占据了前排位置
　～ sb's house　租用某人的房子
　～ an important place　发挥重要作用
　～ an important post　占据重要位置
　～ sb's mind　萦绕在某人的心头
　～ most of the room　塞满了空间
　～ a place　占据一方
　～ some position　担任某职务
　～ sb's time　占用某人的时间
　～ busily　忙着做
　～ deeply　深深地占据着
　～ densely　忙着做
　～ extensively　广泛地从事
　～ fully　忙得不可开交
　～ mainly　主要从事
　～ profitably　经营获利
　～ profoundly　全力从事
　～ solely　全力从事
　～ strenuously　强有力地占据着
　～ wholly　全力从事
　～ about　忙于，从事于
　～ by troops　军队占领
　～ in　忙于，从事于
　～ oneself in sth　从事〔忙于〕某事
　～ in thinking　沉思着
　～ with　全力从事
　～ with chores　忙于家务琐事
　～ with literary work　从事文学工作
　～ with some work　忙着做某项工作

　He and his family occupy the house.　他同他的全家住在这所房子里。
　Enemy troops occupied the country.　敌军占领了这个国家。
　Our army occupied the enemy's fort.　我军攻占了敌方要塞。
　They said that women occupy the lowest positions in the teaching profession.　他们说在教师职业中妇女职位最低。
　These books occupy a lot of space.　这些书占了很大地方。
　The factory occupies four acres of ground.　该工厂占地4英亩。
　The dinner and speeches occupied more than three hours.　宴会和演讲占了三个多小时。
　The news program occupies a whole hour every evening.　这一新闻节目每晚占整整一小时。
　Mr. White occupies an important position in the Ministry of Education.　怀特先生在教育部里担任要职。
　Cares and anxieties occupied her mind.　操心与忧虑盘踞在她的心头。

 ♣ occupy in〔with〕　(v.+prep.)
　从事于；忙于　engage in (doing sth); busy oneself in (doing sth)
　He occupied himself in collecting stamps.　他忙于集邮。
　They are occupying themselves in growing their own food.　他们自己正忙于种植自己所需的粮食。
　Haas occupied himself in writing his research paper.　哈斯忙于写他的调查报告。
　Jacelin occupied himself with solving some geometry problems.　杰斯林专心于解决一些几何问题。
　Some occupied themselves with studying English.　有几个人在学英语。
　He has been deeply occupied in listening to a tape.　他一直在忙于专心听录音。
　He was occupied in writing letters.　他忙于写信。
　Many people in this area are occupied with agriculture.　这一地区许多人从事农业。
　Some students were occupied with reviewing their lessons.　有几个学生在复习功课。

 ♣ occupy, have, have got, hold, own
　参见own条。