inhabit 详细解释

inhabit

[in'hæbit]

v. 居住于, 占据, 栖息

vt.

居住于; 栖息于; 存在于; 占据

Before the arrival of the white man, Australia was inhabited solely by Aborigines.

白人到达之前, 澳大利亚仅有土著居住。

They inhabit the tropical forests.

他们居住在热带森林中。

词形变化

形容词: inhabitable | 名词: inhabitability | 动词过去式: inhabited | 动词过去分词: inhabited | 动词现在分词: inhabiting | 动词第三人称单数: inhabits |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.居住

live  dwell  occupy  reside  lodge  stay  room  

同义参见:

camp  domicile  live  be  settle  inhere  

反义:

vt.居住于; 占据

desert  

英英释义

动词 inhabit:

inhabit or live in

同义词:dwell, live

be present in; be inside of

同义词:occupy

补充

inhabitinhabit英:[inˈhæbit] 美:[ɪnˈhæbɪt]vt.1.居住于, 栖居于Woodpeckers inhabit hollow trees.啄木鸟栖息在中空的树中。

例句

1. The valley is inhabited by the Dani tribe.这个山谷里居住着达尼人。 2. the people who inhabited this house before us在我们之前住在这栋房子里的人 3. to inhabit a city居住在城市 4. an island inhabited by wild beasts野兽栖息的岛屿 5. Wild notions inhabit his mind.他的脑子里有些怪念头。 6. Back to her hometown, she feels she still inhabits her old days.回到家乡,她觉得自己仍然生活在旧日时光中。 7. All seats have been inhabited by students.所有的座位都被学生们占去了。 8. to inhabit a character进入角色 9. a bird that inhabits North America.栖息于北美的一种鸟。 10. the region was inhabited by Indians.这个地区为印第安人所居住。 11. Are the Aran Islands still inhabited (= do people live there)?阿伦群岛上仍然有人居住吗? 12. Several hundred species of birds inhabit the island.有数百种鸟栖息在这个岛上。 13. This part of the country is inhabited by native tribes.这个国家的这一地区居住着土著部落。 14. The island is no longer inhabited. [=no people live there]这个岛已经无人居住了。 15. There is a romantic quality that inhabits all her paintings.她所有的画作都弥漫着浪漫的气息。 16. The novel is inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters.这部小说里全是些古怪的人物。 17. The house is in such poor condition that it's barely inhabitable.这座房子破旧不堪,几乎不能居住了。