单词 | occupant |
释义 | occupantoc‧cu‧pant /ˈɒkjəpənt $ ˈɑːk-/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who lives in a place► population Collocations all the people in a country or town or area, or the number of people who live in it: · In Ghana 46% of the population is under 16 years of age.· The patients have been isolated to keep the disease from spreading to the rest of the population.population of: · The population of Singapore is almost 3 million.the adult/Muslim/black etc population (=all the people in a place who are adult, Muslim etc): · Ninety percent of the adult population is literate.population growth: · The U.S. has a rate of population growth that is five times that of Europe. ► resident someone who lives in a particular area of a town, a particular street or building etc: · Local residents are protesting about the new road.· Parking spaces are for residents only.resident of: · Residents of Glacier Bay are complaining about the pollution caused by cruise ships. ► inhabitant written one of the people who live in a place, especially in a town or city or in an area of a country: · Copenhagen has about 1.4 million inhabitants.· This is a poor rural area, with only one doctor per 10,000 inhabitants.inhabitant of: · Nearly 36% of the inhabitants of Saudi Arabia are resident foreigners. ► citizen someone who lives in a particular country or city and who has the right to be protected by its laws: · The police asked if we were both British citizens.citizen of: · The court's ruling should be of interest to every citizen of Texas. ► local informal someone who lives in a particular area, especially in a village or small town: · If you get lost just ask one of the locals for directions.· Denver International Airport was built in an area that locals call "Tornado Alley." ► tenant someone who lives in a house, flat, or room and regularly pays money to the person who owns it: · Tenants are not allowed to keep pets.· Have you found any tenants for your house yet?tenant of: · Twelve tenants of the Lockwood housing complex are taking part in the lawsuit against their landlord. ► occupant formal someone who lives in a particular house, room etc: · They have left all the furniture and carpets in the house for the next occupant.occupant of: · Occupants of the building are understandably upset about the high-rise going up next door. ► occupier especially British formal the person who lives in a particular house, flat etc - used especially in official documents: · The document has to be signed by the occupier of every household.owner-occupier (=someone who lives in a house that they own): · The new law affects everyone from tenants to owner-occupiers. ► squatter someone who lives in an empty building without paying rent and without having permission to live there: · Police have removed over 50 squatters from the housing estate.· Squatters insist that without their work, the buildings would have deteriorated to the point of being unusable. ► settler someone who goes to live in a place that people have never lived in before: · Many of the earliest settlers here dies from disease and hunger.· Settlers found a plentiful supply of fruit and game in the nearby forests. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the sole occupant Word family· The library’s sole occupant was a thin, elderly man. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► new· The new occupant of the only surviving manor house was a matter of extreme interest to the local population.· The new occupants of cabin 9 were tired, yet sleep did not come.· There followed a period of uncertainty until it found itself with new occupants Savory and Sons.· It was also clear that some of the new occupants needed studios with specific qualities.· The two leading sees after Canterbury needed new occupants simultaneously. ► other· The other occupants of the cafe watched him go.· But energy management systems also represent a move towards the increased subordination of other building occupants.· As for other occupants, how would they know who else had lived there?· It might be somewhat different with regard to the other occupant of the grave.· The other occupants of the boat were a Marine sergeant and one of the soldiers who had found her at the village.· The first time I saw the fish inflate, the only other occupants of the tank were three Green Chromis.· In the silence that followed their departure the muffled movements of the other occupants of the house became surprisingly audible.· At last Nicholson turned to face the other occupant of the room. ► previous· It will also note the names of previous occupants.· Some 13 tons of iron scrap dumped within by the previous occupants had to be removed.· Jack cleared a space for his newspaper amongst the debris left by the previous occupants of his table. WORD FAMILYnounoccupationoccupantoccupancyadjectiveoccupiedverboccupy 1someone who lives in a house, room etc → resident: The furniture had been left by the previous occupants.occupant of Police are still trying to trace the occupants of the house which was destroyed by fire.2someone who is in a room, vehicle etc at a particular time: Neither of the car’s two occupants was injured. |
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