unoccupied
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++un·oc·cu·pied /ʌnˈɒkjəpaɪd $ -ˈɑːk-/ adjective 1. EMPTYa seat, house, room etc that is unoccupied has no one in it 〔座位、房屋、房间等〕未被占用的,空着的► see thesaurus at empty2. PMWARan unoccupied country or area is not controlled by the enemy during a war 〔国家、地区在战争中〕未被(敌人)占领的,未沦陷的
Examples from the Corpus
unoccupied• Many of the old houses that back onto the railway are now unoccupied.• Shower cubicles were steamy with recent use, but also unoccupied.• It's a scandal that there are so many unoccupied buildings in this city, and so many homeless people.• Suddenly, a whole new planet was accessible; and not only accessible but available, unoccupied, deserted.• The family fled to unoccupied France.• From the outside, I suppose I look like an unoccupied house with one unconvincing night-light left on.• This world is just about empty and the unoccupied land is probably fertile.• At present, a council has to set the same standard charge for all unoccupied second homes.• Two wooden benches, unoccupied, their surface polished by human friction, repeated the corner made by their adjacent walls.un·oc·cu·pied adjectiveChineseSyllable
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unoccupied
un‧oc‧cu‧pied /ʌnˈɒkjəpaɪd, ʌnˈɒkjʊpaɪd $ -ˈɑːk-/
adjective
1. a seat, house, room etc that is unoccupied has no one in it
2. an unoccupied country or area is not controlled by the enemy during a war
■ with no people
▪empty used about a place that has no one in it or no one using it: There were no lights on and the house looked empty. | the empty streets
▪free used about a seat, space, or room that is available to use because no one else is using it: Is this seat free? | There are never any parking spaces free at this time of day.
▪vacant used about a room or building that is available for people to pay to use: a vacant apartment | The next guesthouse we tried had a couple of rooms vacant.
▪deserted used about a place that is quiet because there is no one there, or because the people who used to be there have left: a deserted village | It was three o'clock in the morning and the streets were deserted.
▪uninhabited /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd◂, ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəd◂/ used about a place that has no people living in it, especially permanently: an uninhabited island
▪unoccupied /ʌnˈɒkjəpaɪd, ʌnˈɒkjʊpaɪd $ -ˈɑːk-/ especially written used about a house, room, or office that no one is living in or using at the moment: unoccupied buildings | Burglaries frequently happen when people are on holiday and their house is unoccupied.
un‧oc‧cu‧pied /ʌnˈɒkjəpaɪd, ʌnˈɒkjʊpaɪd $ -ˈɑːk-/
adjective1. a seat, house, room etc that is unoccupied has no one in it
2. an unoccupied country or area is not controlled by the enemy during a war
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