inhabit
英 [?n'h?b?t]
美[?n'h?b?t]
- vt. 栖息；居住于；占据
- vi. （古）居住；栖息
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词态变化
第三人称单数:?inhabits;过去式:?inhabited;过去分词:?inhabited;现在分词:?inhabiting;
中文词源
inhabit 居住，栖息
in-,进入，使，-habit,持有，握住，词源同habitable,habitat.引申词义居住，栖息。
英文词源
- inhabit
- inhabit: see habit
- inhabit (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French enhabiter "dwell in" (12c.), from Latin inhabitare "to dwell in," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + habitare "to dwell," frequentative of habere "hold, have" (see habit (n.)). Related: Inhabited; inhabiting.
双语例句
- 1. some of the rare species that inhabit the area
- 生活在这个地区的一些罕见物种
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Wild tribes still inhabit part of the Philippines.
- 菲律宾部分地区仍然居住着一些原始部落.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Woodpeckers inhabit hollow trees.
- 啄木鸟栖息在中空的树中.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Thoughts inhabit his mind.
- 各种思想占据了他的心灵.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. 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。
来自辞典例句