词典释义：
a job or profession
工作；职业
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people in professional occupations .从事专业工作的人。
a way of spending time
消遣
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a game of cards is a pretty harmless occupation .打一局牌是一种完全无害的消遣。
[mass noun]the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force
（被）占领，（被）占领期间
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the Roman occupation of Britain 罗马帝国对英国的占领
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crimes committed during the Nazi occupation .纳粹占领期间所犯下的罪行。
the action of entering and taking control of a building
（对建筑物的）占领
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the workers remained in occupation until 16 October .工人们的占领一直持续到１０月１６号。
[mass noun]the action or fact of living in or using a building or other place
（房屋等地方的）居住；使用
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a property suitable for occupation by older people .适于老人居住的房屋。
〈英〉 仅供土地占有者使用的。
"Middle English： via Old French from Latin
