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unoccupied

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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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
unoccupiedMany 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
etc house, seat, room Corpus that unoccupied a is


unoccupied
unoccupied /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
     
THESAURUS
■ 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·occu·piedBrE /ˌʌnˈɒkjupaɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈɑːkjupaɪd/ 🔊 adjectiveempty, with nobody living there or using it 空着的;闲置的;无人占用的an unoccupied house闲置的房屋I sat down at the nearest unoccupied table. 我在最近的一张空桌旁坐了下来。🔊🔊(of a region or country 地区或国家) not controlled by foreign soldiers 未沦陷的;未被敌人占领的unoccupied territory未沦陷的领土 OPP occupied