/,ɒkjʊ'peɪʃn; ,ɑkjə`peʃən/
n
1 [U]
(a) action of occupying; state of being occupied (occupy 1) 居住; 占据
*the occupation of a house by a family 某家庭在某房子中的居住.
(b) taking and keeping possession 占领; 领有
*a country under enemy occupation 被敌人占领的国家
* an army of occupation 占领军.
2 [C] period of time during which a house, country, etc is occupied (occupy 1,2) 居住期; 占据期; 占有期; 占领期
*their four-year occupation of the farm, that country 他们对该农场四年的占用期、对该国四年的占领期.
3 [C]
(a) (fml 文) job; employment 工作; 职业
*`What's your occupation?' `I'm a dancer.' ｀你的职业是什么?＇｀我是跳舞的.＇
* Please state your name, age and occupation. 请说明姓名、年龄和职业.
(b) activity that occupies a person's (esp spare) time; pastime 占据某人时间的活动; （尤指）业余活动; 消遣
*She has many occupations including gardening and wine-making. 她有许多消遣, 包括园艺和酿酒.
* His favourite occupation is reading. 他的业余爱好是看书. =>Usage at trade1 用法见trade1.
4 [U, C] action of occupying a building, factory, etc as part of a political or other demonstration （对建筑物、工厂等的）占领, 占据（作为政治等示威行动）.

n
[C]
a job or profession
　Please state your name, address and occupation.
　professional and managerial occupations
　manual occupations
see usage notejob
[U]
when a large group of people enter a place and take control of it, especially by military force
occupation of
　the German occupation of France
under occupation
　The area is under occupation (=controlled by a foreign army) .
[C]
a way of spending your time
= pastime
　One of my childhood occupations was collecting stamps.
[U]
when someone lives or stays in a building or place
　When the first scientists came to the region they found little evidence of human occupation.