occupied

a. held or filled or in use
a. seized and controlled as by military invasion
s. resided in; having tenants

a. 已占用的；使用中的；无空闲的

Oxford 级别

8,001

BNC 频率

9,726

使用频率

occupied 由词根 occupy 加上过去分词后缀 -ed 组成，occupy 意为“占据，使用”，因此 occupied 表示“被占据的状态”。

例句

1. The bathroom is occupied, so please wait your turn.

洗手间正在使用中，请等一下。

2. She felt occupied with her new job and had little free time.

她觉得忙于新工作，几乎没有空闲时间。

3. The chair by the window is occupied by an elderly man.

窗边的椅子上坐着一位老人。