inhabit
英 [?n'h?b?t]
美[?n'h?b?t]
- vt. 棲息；居住于；占據(jù)
- vi. （古）居住；棲息
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?inhabits;過去式:?inhabited;過去分詞:?inhabited;現(xiàn)在分詞:?inhabiting;
中文詞源
inhabit 居住，棲息
in-,進入，使，-habit,持有，握住，詞源同habitable,habitat.引申詞義居住，棲息。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. some of the rare species that inhabit the area
- 生活在這個地區(qū)的一些罕見物種
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. Wild tribes still inhabit part of the Philippines.
- 菲律賓部分地區(qū)仍然居住著一些原始部落.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Woodpeckers inhabit hollow trees.
- 啄木鳥棲息在中空的樹中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Thoughts inhabit his mind.
- 各種思想占據(jù)了他的心靈.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water.
- 他們住在建于水中木樁之上的蘆葦草屋里。
來自辭典例句