occupy

【1】占据，占有（地位、地方、时间等）

 

【例】Some few hundred giant corporations occupy a strategically dominant position in the world economy.

在世界经济中约有几百家巨型企业占据着战略支配地位。

 

【2】忙于（某事），从事（某活动）

 

①和反身代词连用，后面接用in [with]加动名词。句式：occupy oneself in [with] doing sth。

【例】We busily occupied ourselves for a full month in getting your goods ready for shipment.

为使你方订货备齐待运，我们整整忙了一个月。

 

②多用于过去分词作表语，接用with [in]。句式：be occupied with sth或be occupied in [with] doing sth。

【例】Our factory is at present busily occupied in filling orders already booked.

我们工厂最近忙于交付业已接受的订货。

 

occur

【1】发生

 

①【例】The loss in weight could only have occurred in transit.

这种重量损失只能是在运输途中发生的。

 

②用现在分词短语作后置定语。

【例】The “All Risks” cover will admit all losses occurring at any time throughout the whole currency of the cover.

“一切险”赔偿在整个承保期间所产生的一切损失。

 

【2】occur to sb被……想到

 

不能用作被动语态。

【例】As we now have a similar line on offer, it occurs to us [we think] that you may be interested.

由于我们现在有一种（同你方需要商品）类似的商品向外报盘，我们认为你方或许有兴趣。

 

occurrence

发生

 

【例】Upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing emergencies, Party B shall take all reasonable steps to prevent economic loss.

当发生任何前述事故时，乙方应立即采取一切合理步骤避免经济损失。