occupation /.ɒkju'peiʃәn/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
• (n.) the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
• (n.) any activity that occupies a person's attention

Chinese translation

• n. 职业, 占有, 占有期, 占领, 占领军
• [经] 占有, 占用, 职业

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/.ɒkju'peiʃәn/

Syllables

4

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.2 · Rare

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occupational · occupants · occupant

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