[VERB 动词]居住于;栖居在 If a place or region is inhabited by a group of people or a species of animal, those people or animals live there.
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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
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in·habitWORD FAMILYinhabitverbhabitableadjective(≠uninhabitable )inhabitedadjective(≠uninhabited )inhabitantnoun/ɪnˈhæbɪt; NAmEɪnˈhæbɪt/verbinhabitsth ( formal) to live in a particular place 居住在;栖居于◆some of the rare species that inhabit the area生活在这个地区的一些罕见物种inhabitinhabitsinhabitedinhabitingin·habit/ɪnˈhæbɪt; NAmEɪnˈhæbɪt/
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inhabitin‧hab‧it /ɪnˈhæbɪt/ ●●○ verb [transitive]
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if animals or people inhabit an area or place, they live thereSYN live: The woods are inhabited by many wild animals. inhabited islands► see thesaurus at
live
—inhabitable adjectiveRegisterInhabit is mainly used in formal or scientific contexts. In everyday English, people usually say someone lives in a place:· Millions of people live in these shantytowns.
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inhabit
[ɪnˈhæbɪt]inhabited, inhabiting, inhabits
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inhabited[1437] inhabiting[206] inhabits[208]
栖息(61%),居住于(23%),占据(16%)
vt.栖息;居住于;占据
vi.(古)居住;栖息
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