n.

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. 佔領，佔據；佔領時期[U]
   The Japanese occupation of Taiwan lasted fifty-one years.

   日本佔領臺灣達五十一年之久。

4. 佔用；居住；佔用（或居住）期
   No one is yet in occupation of the house.

   這所房子還沒有人住進去。

n.

1. the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied.
2. a job or profession.
3. a way of spending time.