Chiếm đóng, chiếm lĩnh

Giữ, chiếm giữ

to occupy an important pasition in the government

giữ một địa vị quan trọng trong chính phủ

Chiếm, choán

many worries occupy his mind

nhiều nỗi lo lắng choán cả đầu óc hắn

Cư ngụ

to occupy a house

ở một căn nhà

Bận rộn với

to occupy ineself with something

bận rộn với việc gì

chiếm lĩnh

sử dụng ở

chiếm

chiếm cứ

độc quyền

giữ

V.

Capture, seize, take possession of, conquer, invade, takeover, overrun, garrison, dominate, hold: Rebel forces hadoccupied the capital and toppled the governor.

Live or resideor dwell in, tenant, be established or ensconced or situated in,establish or ensconce or situate oneself in, inhabit, be settledin or into, settle in or into, take up residence in, make one'shome in, move in or into; be located in: She occupies aluxurious flat in Belgravia.

Engage, busy, absorb,monopolize, hold, take up or over, catch, grab, seize, grip;divert, amuse, entertain, distract, beguile, preoccupy, hold(someone's) attention, interest, engross, involve: Othermatters occupied my attention last Sunday. While one man waskeeping the shopkeeper occupied, the other man was robbing thetill. 4 fill (in or up), take up, cover, extend over, consume,use (up), Colloq eat up: The car occupies more garage spacethan I thought it would. Housework occupies very little of mytime.

V.tr.

(-ies, -ied) 1 reside in; be the tenant of.

Take up orfill (space or time or a place).

Hold (a position or office).4 take military possession of (a country, region, town,strategic position).

Place oneself in (a building etc.)forcibly or without authority.

(usu. in passive; often foll.by in, with) keep busy or engaged. [ME f. OF occuper f. Loccupare seize (as OB-, capere take)]