occupy

/ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/

verb

To fill. / To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of. / To fill or hold (an official position or role). / To hold the attention of. / To fill space. / To live or reside in.

The students occupy the classroom.

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意味（1）

To fill.

The film occupied three hours of my time.

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意味（2）

To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.

The film occupied me for three hours.

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意味（3）

To fill or hold (an official position or role).

I occupy the post of deputy cat catcher.

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意味（4）

To hold the attention of.

I occupied her friend while he made his proposal.

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意味（5）

To fill space.

The historic mansion occupied two city blocks.

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意味（6）

To live or reside in.

The better apartments were already occupied.

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意味（7）

(military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).

The Japanese can occupy but cannot hold, and what they can hold they cannot hold long, was the opinion of General Pai Chung-hsi, Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese Army, […]

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