occupation /ˌɔkjuˈpeiʃən/ n. 1.［u］占领，占有: military occupation 军事占领；be under enemy occupation 在敌人占领下 No one is yet in occupation of the house.尚未有人住进这所房子。 2.［c］&［u］工作，职业: change one’s occupation改变职业；take up an occupation 就业；He is a lawyer by occupation.他的职业是律师。
［辨析］与job, vocation, profession和career辨见job
occupational /ˌɔkjuˈpeiʃənəl/ adj.职业的，职业造成的：an occupational disease职业病Drivers have to take occupational risks.司机要冒一些职业风险。Recent figures show other occupational cancer risks.最近的统计数字显示了其他职业性癌症的危险性。
