| 单词 | inhabit |
| 释义 | in·hab·it /ɪnˈhæbɪt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] LIVE SOMEWHEREif animals or people inhabit an area or place, they live there 〔动物或人〕居住于〔某地〕 SYN live The woods are inhabited by many wild animals. 很多野生动物栖居在这片森林里。 inhabited islands 有人居住的岛屿► see thesaurus at live —inhabitable adjective RegisterInhabit is mainly used in formal or scientific contexts. In everyday English, people usually say someone lives in a place: inhabit主要用于正式或科学语境下。在日常英语中，人们一般用live in指某人住在某地Millions of people live in these shantytowns. 数百万人居住在这些贫民区内。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusinhabit• The island is mainly inhabited by sheep.• The site once was inhabited by the Ohlone Indians.• Some tribes still inhabit the more remote mountains and jungles of the country.Origin inhabit (1300-1400) Old French enhabiter, from Latin habitare; → HABITATIONin·hab·it verb →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable people area inhabit if or or place, Corpus they animals an |
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