1.工作,職業[C]
He is a bus driver by occupation.
他的職業是公車司機。
2.消遣;日常事務[C][U]
He was bored for lack of occupation.
他因無所事事而感到厭煩。
3.占領,占據;占領時期[U]
The Japanese occupation of Taiwan lasted fifty-one years.
日本占領臺灣達五十壹年之久。
4.占用;居住;占用(或居住)期
No one is yet in occupation of the house.
這所房子還沒有人住進去。