Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6400
occupant
占用者；占据者
A person who is in or uses a particular place
- 1.
A person who occupies an office or a position.
占据某个职位或职务的人。
- 2.
someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
长期居住或出生在某地的人
- 3.
A person who occupies a place.
占据某处地方的人。
- 4.
The owner or tenant of a property.
房产的所有者或租户。
居民；住户；业主；租户；任职者；在位者；占据某个职位或职务的人。；长期居住或出生在某地的人
In use
The new occupant of the apartment is a quiet librarian.
The building's occupants were evacuated during the fire drill.
Each occupant of the dormitory must sign a lease agreement.
the occupant of [place/vehicle]
正式用语，指特定场所或交通工具的当前占用者。
The occupant of the house refused to leave.
这栋房子的居住者拒绝离开。
the occupants of [place/vehicle]
复数形式，强调一组人。
The occupants of the car were unharmed.
车内的人没有受伤。
the sole occupant of [place]
强调唯一性。
Connections
Collocations
- occupant of a house
- 房屋居住者
- The occupant of the house has lived there for over twenty years.这所房子的居住者已经在那里住了二十多年。
- previous occupant
- 前一位居住者
- The previous occupant left the apartment in good condition.前一位居住者把公寓保持得很好。
- current occupant
- 当前居住者
- The current occupant is a retired teacher.目前的居住者是一位退休教师。
- occupant of the vehicle
- 车辆乘客
- The occupant of the vehicle was not injured in the accident.车辆乘客在事故中没有受伤。
- sole occupant
- 唯一居住者
- She is the sole occupant of the large mansion.她是这座大宅的唯一居住者。
- occupant of the office
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把occupant拆成occupy（占据）和ant（蚂蚁），蚂蚁占据的‘居民’就是occupant。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为occupants，常与of连用表示‘…的占有者/居住者’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the final /ənt/ sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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