占 2

占(佔) [zhàn] 动

1. ■ （占据） occupy; seize; take up:

攻占 attack and occupy; storm and capture;

强占 forcibly occupy; seize;

对不起，占了你这么多时间。 Sorry we've taken up so much of your time.

那些知更鸟占了它们的老窝。 The robins occupied their former nest.

这些活动占去了她的大部分时间。 These activities occupied most of her time.

2. ■ （处在某一地位;属于某一情形)onstitute; hold; make up; account for:

占优势 gain advantage; stand ahead;

占主导地位 hold a leading post;

占世界第一位 rank first in the world;

妇女几乎占村里全劳力的一半。 Women constitute nearly half the able-bodied members of the village.

少数民族占人口的百分之六。 The minority nationalities account for six per cent of the population.

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