inhabit
英 [ɪnˈhæbɪt]
美 [ɪnˈhæbɪt]
v. 居住在; 栖居于
过去分词：inhabited 过去式：inhabited 第三人称单数：inhabits 现在分词：inhabiting
Collins.2 / BNC.6908 / COCA.6052
同义词辨析
staydwellinhabitliveresidesettle【导航词义：居住】
stayv. 留宿，暂住
〔辨析〕
指到访或作客时短期居住。
〔例证〕
If you ever visit Moscow, you must come and stay with us.
你要是到莫斯科来，一定要到我们这里住住。
She told her husband not to wait up for her. She might stay the night with her aunt.
她告诉丈夫不要熬夜等她，她可能在她姑妈家过夜。
你要是到莫斯科来，一定要到我们这里住住。
She told her husband not to wait up for her. She might stay the night with her aunt.
她告诉丈夫不要熬夜等她，她可能在她姑妈家过夜。
dwellv. 〈文，正式〉居住，栖身
〔辨析〕
指在某一地方居住。
〔例证〕
For ten years, she dwelt in the forest.
她在森林里生活了10年。
My parents dwell on the border of our country.
我的父母住在边疆。
她在森林里生活了10年。
My parents dwell on the border of our country.
我的父母住在边疆。
inhabitv. 居住于（某地）
〔辨析〕
指人或动植物生活在某个地区，并已适应该地区的特殊环境。
〔例证〕
Fish inhabit the sea.
鱼栖息于海中。
They inhabit the tropical forests.
他们居住在热带森林中。
Over 100 species of plants inhabit the woods.
这片树林里生长着上百种植物。
鱼栖息于海中。
They inhabit the tropical forests.
他们居住在热带森林中。
Over 100 species of plants inhabit the woods.
这片树林里生长着上百种植物。
livev. 居住
〔辨析〕
最普通用词，指人在某处生活或动植物在某地生长，时间可长可短。
〔例证〕
I have been living here since my childhood.
我打小就一直住在这里。
The Norwegians live in a comparatively cold zone.
挪威人生活在比较寒冷的地区。
These birds live on the island.
这些鸟生活在这座岛上。
我打小就一直住在这里。
The Norwegians live in a comparatively cold zone.
挪威人生活在比较寒冷的地区。
These birds live on the island.
这些鸟生活在这座岛上。
residev. 〈正式〉居住，定居
〔辨析〕
指在某处居住，含合法、长久之意。
〔例证〕
Do you still reside at Elm Road?
你还住在埃尔姆路吗?
I plan to reside in Salt Lake City.
我打算在盐湖城定居。
You shall only reside at an address approved by your supervising officer.
你必须只在监管人员认可的地址居住。
你还住在埃尔姆路吗?
I plan to reside in Salt Lake City.
我打算在盐湖城定居。
You shall only reside at an address approved by your supervising officer.
你必须只在监管人员认可的地址居住。
settlev. 定居
〔辨析〕
指开始在某一国家、地区或城镇生活，通常不接具体的住所。
〔例证〕
They got married and settled near New York.
他们婚后定居在纽约附近。
He hoped to settle in this country.
他希望在这个国家定居下来。
After working abroad for years, he wants to settle in Vienna.
在国外工作多年后，他决定在维也纳定居下来。
他们婚后定居在纽约附近。
He hoped to settle in this country.
他希望在这个国家定居下来。
After working abroad for years, he wants to settle in Vienna.
在国外工作多年后，他决定在维也纳定居下来。
牛津词典
verb
- 居住在；栖居于
to live in a particular place- some of the rare species that inhabit the area
生活在这个地区的一些罕见物种
- some of the rare species that inhabit the area
柯林斯词典
- VERB 居住于;栖居在
If a place or regionis inhabitedby a group of people or a species of animal, those people or animals live there.- The valley is inhabited by the Dani tribe.
山谷里居住着达尼部落。 - ...the people who inhabit these islands.
居住在这些岛上的人们 - ...the beautifully coloured fish that inhabit the Egyptian reefs.
栖息在埃及暗礁间的美丽彩色鱼类 - ...a land primarily inhabited by nomads.
主要居住着游牧民族的地区
- The valley is inhabited by the Dani tribe.
英英释义
verb
- inhabit or live in
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
- be present in
- sweet memories inhabit this house
- exist or be situated within
- Strange notions inhabited her mind
双语例句
- Only rare birds and animals inhabit this remote island.
这个偏远的岛屿上只有一些珍禽异兽。 - The Loch Ness Monster is reputed to inhabit its deep waters.
尼斯湖怪兽以栖息于深水中而闻名。 - Wookiees inhabit the upper levels of the forest, having built their massive cities within the interwoven canopy.
伍基人占据了树林的上层，并在交织的树冠上建造了巨大的城市。 - They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.
他们住在建于水中木桩之上的芦苇草屋里。 - Thus, people call the place which the Dai people inhabit "the Land of Peacocks".
人们便把傣族人生活的地方称为“孔雀之乡”。 - Many types of seabirds inhabit the coral island.
这个珊瑚岛上栖息着很多种海鸟。 - The fact that half of the known species are thought to inhabit the world's rain forests does not seem surprising, considering the huge numbers of insects that comprise the bulk of the species.
考虑到那些组成了物种大部分的庞大的昆虫数量，那么已知的一半的物种被认为居住在世界上的雨林也不足为奇了。 - The valley is inhabited by the Dani tribe.
山谷里居住着达尼部落。 - So it is possible for all of us to inhabit all of the circles.
所以，我们大家都栖居于这三圈之内是可能的。 - The world lives and dies by the people that inhabit it, and the actions of these people.
人只要生存在世上，他们和他们的行为就会或多或少地影响世界的存亡。