ft
ffl ft M fifc life N" X „ 0 J enjoy the occasional glass of wine. “1—0 He spent five years in
person
who smokes, but not often) oc ca sion al ly 0-w /a'kei3nali/ adv. sometimes
but not often fPMfS;’ Wftfii: We occasionally meet for a drink after work. $c f|] T SE Ji5 If! 7 ft H ft pft o O This type o/ allergy can very occasionally be
fatal.
oc'casional table noun (BrE) a small light table that is easy to move,
used for different things at different times ftftjl
the Ooci-dent /'Dksidant; NAmE 'a:k-/ noun [sing.]
(format) the western part of
the world, especially
)
— compare Orient ► occidental
/.Dksi'dentl;
NAmE ,a:k-/ adj.
oc cipi tal bone /Dk'sipitl baun; NAmE aik'sipitl boun/ noun (anatomy ffl) the bone which forms the back and base of
the skull It# ( )
Occitan
/'nksitan;
NAmE 'aiksitaen/ noun [U] the traditional
language of southern
occlude /a'kluid/
verb [VN] (technical Ain) to cover or block
sth ft M; : an
occluded artery PH H&jzjfjl#
►
oc clu sion /a'klu^n/ noun [U] oc cult /a'kAlt; 'DkAlt; NAmE'a:k-/ adj. 1 [only before noun] connected with magic
powers and things that cannot be explained by reason or science If ift
ft oj & ft (ft H771 SUPERNATURAL : OCCUlt
practices If (ft 1$ ik 2 the occult noun [sing.] everything
connected with occult practices, etc. If M (ft ^
; A l/l: He’s interested in witchcraft and the occult.
oc
cultist /a'kAltist;
'DkAltist; NAmE 'a:k-/ noun a person who is
involved in the occult If occu pancy /'Dkjapansi; /V/\/nE
'a:k-/ noun [U] (formal) the act of living in
or using a building, room, piece of land, etc. ( ) dift, ftft, Prices
are based on full occupancy of an apartment.
0
to be in sole occupancy #.<& oc cu pant /'Dkjapant; NAmE 'a:k-/ noun 1 a person who lives or
works in a particular house, room, building, etc. ( & m , m & m w ) ft m m , ah
outstanding bills will be paid by the previous occupants. —c 2 a person who is
in a vehicle, seat, etc. at a particular time (
(ft ) #, £ ft #: The car was badly damaged but
the occupants were unhurt. fSftlftAM A
toft*.
oc cu pa tion /.nkju'peijn; NAmE ,a:k-/ noun 1 [C] a job or
profession 7ft; IRik: Please state your name, age and occupation below. ¥ 1$ ft RR ik <,
o note at work 2 [C]
the way in which you spend your time, especially when you are not working fill;
ik^ fiS
: Her main
occupation seems to be shopping. M 0 tfL 3 [U] the act of
moving into a country, town, etc. and taking control of it using military
force; the period of time during which a country, town, etc. is controlled in
this way ft £ ; d?
the Roman occupation of
or using a building,
room, piece of land, etc. (
J&M,
&3t$W)ftft, dift: The Offices will be
ready for occupation in June. MItf 0 The following applies only to tenants
in occupation after
.
occu pa tion al /.nkju'peijanl; NAmE ,a:k-/ adj. [only before noun] connected with a
person’s job or profession 3R ik (ft: occupational health RRikftJ^fnliS o an occupational risk/hazard IR ik # fa # 0 an occupational
1
1377
pension scheme |R ik il ft ft
it $J ►
oocu-pation-aMy
adv.: occupationally
induced disease RRik^
occupational 'therapist noun a person whose job is
to help people get better after illness or injury by giving them special
activities to do IRikin-fr'ft ( ft ft#
.occupational 'therapy noun [u] the work of an
occupational therapist IRikfffe
OCCU-pied
0-w /'Dkjupaid;
NAmE ‘a:k-/
adj.
1
[not before noun] being used by sb ft ft ft ; ft-
Aft ft ( ) : Only half of the
rooms are occupied at the
moment, g if Rftf ¥ & & lol % A ® ft« — see
also
owner-occupied 2 [not before noun] ~ (doing sth/in doing sth/in sth) | ~ (with sth/with doing sth) busy ft : He’s fully occupied looking after three small
children.
o Only half her
time is
occupied with politics. ifeRffllS-^ W IR] ^ ¥
i§fc Ed] o <> The
most important thing is to keep yourself occupied. 3 (of a country,
etc. S^^f) controlled by
people from another country, etc., using military force ® : He spent
his childhood in occupied
7I¥o 033 UNOCCUPIED
oc cu pier /• Dkjupaia(r); NAmE 'a:k-/ noun 1 ~ (of sth) (formal) a person who lives in
or uses a building, room, piece of land, etc. IgftA; (
#
EHTI occupant: The letter was addressed to the occupier
of the house. Ji M ^ ^ o
—
see also owner-occupier 2 [usually pi.] a member of an army
that is occupying a foreign country, etc.
OCCUpy
0“«r /‘nkjupai;
NAmE 'a:k-/
verb (oc-cu-pies, oc
cu-py ing, oc-cu-pied, oc cu pied)
0
[VN] to fill or use a space, an area or an
amount of
time ( $|bA SIR, HEEEItake up:
The bed seemed to occupy most of the room, fK?-
d^ A T <> How much memory
does the program
occupy? 0 Administrative work
occupies half of my time. ^BtlBlo
1
[VN] (formal) to live or
work in a room, house or
building ) ; Hr ft: He occupies an
office on the 12th floor, ftkft 12 3 [VN]
to enter a place in a
large group and take control of it, especially by military force ft £ ; £ ; £ Jg : The
capital has been occupied by
the rebel army. £$5
7 O Protesting students occupied the
TV station.
fell&o 4 ~ sb/sth/yourself (in doing sth/with sb/sth) to fill your time or
keep you busy doing sth {£]t=f ( )
; It# ( ) : [VN] a game
that will occupy the kids
for hours
o She occupied
herself with routine office tasks. (ft 0 tlf^o o Problems at work
continued to occupy his mind
for some time. Ift±$J|n] taisovN-ing] s[vn]
to have an official job
or position ft |R ; lEfc BQ3 hold : The president occupies the position for four
years.
OCCUr 0* /9'k3:(r)/ verb (-rr-)
1
[V] (formal) to happen it ft; : When exactly did
the incident occur? ik—^ W? 0
Something unexpected occurred. ^ ft
T~~ f- M ^4
7o
2 [V + adv./prep] to exist or be found somewhere # ftft; dSugar
occurs naturally in fruit. tKHAM
BpP oc'cur to sb (of an idea or a
thought XJE & ik M ft) to come into your mind ft M
7J; Hi M ft A J§gf: The
idea occurred to him in a dream. ftfeft ^ ft fij fifj o o [+ that] It didn’t occur to him
that his wife was having an affair,
#'lf
c o [+ to inf] It didn’t
occur to her to ask for help.
oc-cur-rence /a'kArans; NAmE a'k3:r-/ noun 1 [c] something that happens or exists ^ ft W ♦ If; #
ft ^ ^: a common/everyday/frequent/regular occurrence n]
ajRttW/«X«:ftW/«#«:ftW/jejli3^ftWft1#o
Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence here.
o The program counts
the